Overview
- ERC leader Oriol Junqueras dismissed a broad left alliance and said he did not go to prison for Catalonia for Ada Colau to become an ERC lawmaker.
- He later reiterated the position in a TV interview and said he will not attend the April 9 event in Barcelona.
- ERC’s spokesperson confirmed some national leaders will attend an April 9 debate at Pompeu Fabra University that sold out, featuring Gabriel Rufián, Irene Montero and Xavier Domènech.
- Party leaders insist ERC will run under its own name in upcoming votes and say any understandings with other parties should not be confused with electoral coalitions.
- Inside ERC, the Àgora Republicana current is exploring a member consultation on alliances, though officials say no formal request to start the signature drive has been filed.