Final stretch of the negotiation between Trias and Maragall to reach an agreement in Barcelona

The negotiation between the teams led by Xavier Trias (JxCAT) and Ernest Maragall (ERC) to reach a programmatic agreement for the governance of Barcelona is in its final stretch this Friday, before tomorrow Saturday the constitution of the City Council of the catalan capital.

After yesterday's talks, the negotiating teams of both parties have been meeting since this morning to explore an agreement and, according to sources consulted by EFE, document exchanges have already taken place between the two parties to outline a possible programmatic pact. although these sources make it clear that no agreement has yet been closed.

If finalized definitively, this understanding would allow Trias to return to being mayor of the city after winning the municipal elections on May 28, obtaining 11 councilors, while ERC obtained five councilors.

In any case, if that pact is reached today, the Republicans plan to hold a congress of the Barcelona Federation of the party tomorrow, in which the final approval should be given by the Republican militancy, also in the case of that the negotiations end up sinking.

PSC and PP movements in parallel

In parallel to this negotiation between the two pro-independence candidacies, the socialist candidate Jaume Collboni yesterday called on the commons to vote for him at the investiture plenary session this Saturday to guarantee that there is a “left-wing mayor” in Barcelona, which today he has redoubled his second, Laia Bonet, in statements to EFE: “It would not be understood that Colau's legacy is to leave Trias as mayor”.

For the formula proposed by the PSC to prosper, the votes of the PP would be necessary, which has led to the rejection of the commons, which will not make Collboni mayor with the help of the popular.

The response of the people was made clear today by the candidate of the PP, Daniel Sirera, who has requested, through a letter, a meeting with Collboni, in a last attempt to find an alternative that prevents Xavier Trias, the candidate of JxCAT , be invested as mayor of the city.

Sirera explicitly rejects in the letter the presence of BComú in the governmental equation of Barcelona, despite the fact that, in a press conference this Friday at the headquarters of the PP, he has not closed the door to an Executive made up of the PSC and the communes without the presence of the current mayoress, Ada Colau.

But the rejection of the commons to Collboni's proposal yesterday paves the way for Trias, who would be elected mayor as he is the force with the most votes if there is no alternative option that gathers the 21 votes necessary for an absolute majority.

The bases of Junts and ERC will have the last word

The bases of JxCat and ERC will have the last word on an eventual agreement between Xavier Trias and Ernest Maragall to govern jointly in Barcelona, in a consultation with the militancy in the case of Junts per Catalunya and in an extraordinary federation congress by the republicans.

The negotiating teams of Trias and Maragall finalize an agreement to govern jointly in the Catalan capital this Friday, an agreement that is not yet closed although it is progressing “favorably”, as various sources familiar with the negotiation have explained to EFE.. According to these sources, in the ongoing talks between the two teams, a possible programmatic pact is being outlined, but the eventual distribution of mayoral tenures is also being outlined, which according to these sources is expected to be proportional to the representation obtained in the elections for the 28M, where Junts achieved eleven councilors and ERC five councilors.

Throughout the day there has been an exchange of documents to address this possible programmatic pact, which would have “fringes”, but which is not yet closed, according to the aforementioned sources.. “Everything is being discussed, in detail and in depth,” other sources have pointed out about these negotiations, making it clear that, if they are not closed this afternoon, they could last overnight.