For now, the holidays have given a short break to the strategists of the two large sectors, and the smaller third, who want to take control of the ERC at the congress scheduled for November 30. After weeks of wear and tear, rallies, secret meetings, and meetings held by the administration to negotiate, agree, and vote on the installation of the leader of the pacifist council, Salvador Illa, as president of the general state, the second big task now remains pending exercise. Namely, choosing a new political direction focused on the formation strategy for the new political phase in which no electoral cycle is looming.
In this context, the Juncker movement has been working for months to build a candidacy to lead the party with it. Oriol Junqueras At the same time, a large part of the party is looking for an alternative bet, born of the current political leadership and the Republican municipality, but which has not yet been officially proposed. The third sector, which will be Cinderella In terms of struggle, they were grouped in the October 1st grouping, which is still a minority, but vital and committed to the strategic unity of independence. There are three alternatives, obviously, far from the two large blocs that seemed to divide in the consultations held on August 3, between the 45% who asked not to invest in Ella and the 53% who asked to do so. In fact, in both blocs there were Junkerians and Roverists, and in both sectors there were militants and leaders who supported “yes” and others who supported “no”. In fact, many defenders strangers From “no” they criticized it “It took a lot to fight the two devices.“
A new political path and an advanced conference?
Everyone should aim to exceed 50% of the hardline votes, around 4,000 votes, starting next September. The date that marks the unofficial start of the new political year, which will be marked by a day organised by the very distant ANC, which criticises the ERC and which bases its strategy on defending the Carles Puigdemont brand, a new memory of October 1 and above all, the congress called by Junts per Catalunya which seeks to reinvent a kind of National Front It was created by the historian and deputy of Junts, Agustí Colomines. In fact, the entrants are betting on the person who actually created the Catalan Grand House to reinvent the old convergence then led by Artur Mas or the person responsible for the failure of the National Call Party.
However, Junkerism has a certain tactical advantage so far because Oriol Junqueras’ candidacy has been successful for some time. His team has been preparing, organizing and holding meetings all over the country in order to “capture” the ideas, position and aspirations of the militancy. Specifically, at this stage, Junkerism is trying to bring forward the congress to October, because in the absence of elections on the horizon once Illa is invested, it makes no sense to extend the mandate of the divided leadership. For now, the proposal must be approved by the executive and then must pass through the sieve of the National Training Council, the highest decision-making body among the congresses. From the point of view of its members, it will not support this progress at the moment. In short, if there is one thing that is clear to the ERC, it is that they expect Junts to define himself at his conclave, to check how the pro-independence opposition, with whom they maintain a conflict on a regional scale that can be considered a class struggle. Knight.
The revolutionary movement is preparing the “renewed” nomination.
In this atmosphere of internal battle, the non-Junkers or the ones closest to the Roverists are preparing an “alternative” or “renewed” candidacy. The candidacy for the presidency of the party aims to be “pluralistic” and far from “excessive leadership”, taking advantage of the announcement of the resignation of its secretary general Marta Rovira. A candidacy that should be clarified once the issue of “contradictory” campaigns such as the Alzheimer’s posters or the Junqueras effigy in Sant Vicenç dels Horts is clarified. In any case, the promoters of this candidacy expect it to be “choral” and above all “municipal”.
In this sense, the presence of mayors and councilors will be more active and numerous than in recent years. After all, one of the complaints of the Republicans who support him in the municipal councils is that the party has not taken them into account, and that they have no presence at the heart of the leadership, unlike Eloy Hernández, the mayor of Fonolosa. “We have to do like a Peace and Security Council, which takes charge of the party and directs it, strategically, the mayors who know the reality and are down the street, on a daily basis,” say sources in the sector. The candidacy must be presented soon to have enough space and margin to consolidate its knowledge throughout the ERC capillaries throughout the country. The reformists assure that they are “looking for a new party model, more horizontal and less hierarchical, and that does not entail the risks of clientelism that has suffered in recent years.”
“No” she has no one to love her
Sources from both directions avoid the possibility that a “In front of no” To gather the bulk of the 45% of militants who were not in favor of the island investment agreement. Following this line, they recall that both the leading members of the Junker and the Rovere defended their positions in the “no” and “yes” trenches. They point out that “the decision will not be about whether some defended “no” or “yes” in Ella, but about how the party works to be a formation that unites the national left.”
Thus, the options available to the hardliners to choose new leaders are gathered. On the one hand, the continuity of Junckerism as a working method and a tendency towards agreements with the Peace and Security Council and the Council of Commons. On the other hand, the candidacy is based on the idea of a national left capable of “politics”, and therefore of agreeing with the entire Catalan ideological spectrum on “progress” in autonomy and independence. They analyze: “We cannot be a crutch for anyone, but we must be the protagonists of politics.”We cannot forget that none of the members of the negotiating team supported the agreement with the Peace and Security Council, and therefore the agreement is good and was not sold cheaply.” Sources from both sectors agree.
Third, the October 1st group, led by Javier Martinez, Known as the “Orthodox” formation, it wants through the “Rally” to focus the strategy on independence and strategic unity with pro-independence parties such as Junts and CUP. In fact, their slogan is to defend the mandate of October 1, so they reject agreements with parties that would support the application of Article 155 of the autonomy of Catalonia.
Possible deal?
The organizational specificity of the ERC suggests that if the forces are adjusted, an agreement can be reached. This means that a consensus can be reached between the two major sectors. An agreement can be reached even after the internal elections, but with the names put forward on the lists to run for leadership. At this stage, the agreed names are preferred. Raul Romeva Or Roger Torrent if he doesn’t choose to leave for private equity or give the former advisor a chance. Natalia Mas or Natalia Garriga The struggler positively appreciates his management at the head of the Ministries of Economy and Culture. In fact, during the campaign, he congratulated Ella Garriga on his work at the head of the department.
In short, the agreement would mean giving political weight to Junqueras within the executive, leaving the direction of the party to new leaders with the balance of power between the two sectors. In any case, the Junkers warn that their goal is “victory” because they have “a militant streak, not positions.” The Roviristas respond that if they lose, they will stay in the party “to make sure that the spirit of the national left” that fueled its growth is not lost.
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