ERC places the fugitive Marta Rovira at the forefront of the negotiations to invest Pedro Sánchez

The escapee Marta Rovira and the defendant Josep Maria Jové will lead the ERC team that will negotiate the investiture of Pedro Sánchez.

The general secretary of the republicans and the brain of 1-O will assume command of the political negotiation, while Gabriel Rufián will be relegated to strictly parliamentary discussions, such as those related to the constitution of the Cortes or the formation of parliamentary groups. Teresa Jordà, who formed a tandem with Rufián in the candidacy for the generals, will act as spokesperson during the talks.

Rovira, the number two of ERC, continues to flee in Switzerland despite the fact that, after the reform of the Criminal Code, she is only accused of disobedience, a crime that does not carry prison sentences. However, he is reluctant to return to Spain due to the legal case opened by the altercations during the demonstrations of the sentence of the procés. The Civil Guard places her at the head of the leadership of Tsunami Democràtic, the organization that designed the protests that led to acts of boycott and violence throughout Catalonia, and that makes her fear a prison sentence.

ERC designs its negotiating team while trying to agree, in parallel, on a “common front” with Junts to jointly address the negotiation of the investiture of Sánchez. To anoint the socialist, the Republicans demand as demands, the maintenance of the negotiating table, the end of the “fiscal deficit” and the transfer of Cercanías. While Junts demands amnesty for those involved in 1-O and the Government's authorization to hold a new referendum, this time binding and internationally approved.