Week marked by the umpteenth marking of the courts to the political alignment. He supreme court it has lifted the institutional veto for five leaders of the referendum, but has maintained it for the first two swords already judged by the referendum, oriol junqueras and Jordi Turull. The future of the ‘expresident’ Carlos Puigdemont is still at stake in European justice, while its successor in Junts, Laura Borraswaits from the dock for the accused that his trial does not end with the end of his political career.
The Junqueras calculator
The president of ERC will remain away from the institutional political line until July 17, 2031. His calculator has not subtracted years from his return on an electoral ballot, despite the reform of the Penal Code agreed between the PSOE and CKD to reduce the sentences (existing and for having) on account of 1-O. Another maneuver by the legislature -the second, after the pardons- to “defuse” the tension in Catalonia that the Supreme received as an amendment to the 2019 judgment.
The court’s resolution has deepened the misgivings. Were the calculations done wrong or was ERC naive? The PSOE was caught on the wrong foot and focused on refuting the PP, but the setback of the judges reinforces the display of an incessant struggle between the legislative and judicial powers, hinders republican support in Madrid and removes a dose of anesthesia from the conflict . And it is that the disqualification of the leaders of 1-O was not pardoned, so unless Pedro Sanchez opt again for another measure of grace, Junqueras is out of the elections for eight years, although his political survival is not at risk because of it.
Those who can return to the institutional arena are Carmen Forcadell, Jordi Sánchez, Josep Rull and Joaquim Forn(also Jordi Cuixart, although he has always rejected it), since his disqualification has been extinguished. There are no obstacles to appearing on the May lists other than his own will and the political calculations of their respective parties, immersed in a fratricidal struggle. The taste is bitter due to the unequal impact of the reform and they face the complex dilemma of deciding whether to offer themselves for the ballots, even if it is in the last positions, or if they remain in the background so as not to overshadow Junqueras and Turull .
The president of Junts has been digitally disconnected for just over a week, with some relapse under the label ‘Lawfare’. The lawyers’ message was clear: she had to minimize her public exposure before a trial that puts her political survival at stake. The lawyers consider that the imputation of her for crimes related to corruption is sweetened by the political agitation that personalizes her leadership. the insistence of Gonzalo Boye and Isabel Elbal It came from afar, already during the investigation of the case, and had little repercussion until in mid-January Borràs reconsidered it, taking into account that he is facing six years in prison and 21 years of disqualification. They delimited the blackout of the mobile phone and the suspension of public life, and the collaborators cleared the agenda with a month’s notice.
Turull was in charge of the internal part, of closing ranks, but he did not avoid the plan of Xavier Trias. The general secretary wrote the letter to the militancy asking for unity and Borràs did not retouch a single comma. “Trias is Trias”, but it escapes no one that the agendas are not set in stone, much less if what you want is to give a support to a comrade in the ranks. The ‘borrasista’ speech penalizes him in the moderate voter of Barcelona, but he also needs the followers of Borràs to reach the first place. The balances are always complex and now they keep a pulse for the positions in the list.
Sirera’s copier
Daniel Sirera he is back in the city from which he assures that he never left. The leadership of the Catalan PP is digesting the return of its leader for a year (2007-2008) but, at least for now, it is not in its plans to repeat the position. He has been moving for days and plans to stay for years. The demoscopia accompanies him in his endeavor and his options are within the Barcelona council. His ambition is to be decisive, that the game stops being played at four, and for this he pulls a lot of street. That’s why look for a number two dedicate all your efforts to convince the neighbors. Listening to them, not from the lecterns of the meetings. And that he be faithful to the project and have a long view, that he does not abandon the race prematurely, that is, at least two legislatures. Feijóo’s assignment is to make the game survive in Catalonia. Sirera’s photocopier smokes, the diptychs are in charge of her.