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Junts Withdraws Backing for Sánchez, Moves to Opposition

The rupture stems from a stalled amnesty that has kept Puigdemont in exile, raising the prospect of deeper paralysis for Sánchez’s minority rule.

Overview

  • Junts’ executive, led by Carles Puigdemont, unanimously ended the 2023 pact and declared the party will sit in opposition after a meeting in Perpignan.
  • The leadership’s decision will be put to an online membership consultation from Oct. 29 to 30, with results due on Oct. 30.
  • Without Junts’ seven deputies, the PSOE-led government would lose its working majority, making it harder to pass a budget or advance legislation.
  • Junts cites unmet commitments, including a 2024 amnesty that the Supreme Court declined to apply to an embezzlement case affecting Puigdemont, and the failure to secure EU official status for Catalan.
  • Puigdemont did not say whether Junts will support a no-confidence motion with right-wing parties, leaving the prospect of early elections unclear.