Overview
- Party members ratified Alamany in an uncontested primary with 415 votes in favor and 155 blank ballots, a 27% share that points to internal unease.
- Her proclamation as candidate was staged at the Barcelona federation congress on Saturday, with remarks from Alamany and party leader Oriol Junqueras.
- It will be her first time leading ERC’s list after serving as Ernest Maragall’s number two and taking over the municipal group following his 2024 resignation.
- Alamany pledged to suspend licences for souvenir stores, 24‑hour supermarkets and nail salons as a first step toward an eventual prohibition of these tourist‑focused businesses.
- ERC’s leverage in Catalonia’s budget negotiations remains intact after a delayed announcement, with the spending plan now in parliamentary processing and roughly 20 days until the first vote where its support is pivotal.