Overview
- Junts publicly broke the three-way governing pact on Tuesday after signaling growing frustration in recent days and preparing a formal explanation at an 11:15 a.m. press conference.
- The split followed visible strain at Monday's council plenary when vice mayor Gemma Geis hinted at a rupture and did not greet Mayor Lluc Salellas before telling him that night that Junts would leave the government.
- Geis had published an opinion piece this weekend saying the party's patience had run out, a public signal that preceded the formal decision to quit the executive.
- The exit leaves the Guanyem–ERC administration with 11 of 27 council seats and creates immediate gaps in portfolios Junts managed, including economic promotion, social services and the Catalan language office.
- What to watch next: ERC's response on whether it will seek ad hoc support, how Guanyem will keep services running and budgets approved, and how the split reshapes campaigning ahead of May's municipal elections.