Barcelona — Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont announced on Monday that his party, Junts (JxCat), will end its alliance with Spain’s ruling government and move to the opposition.
Puigdemont blamed the Socialist Party (PSOE) for the breakdown, accusing the government of ignoring its parliamentary weakness. The Junts executive committee decided unanimously to terminate all political agreements with PSOE, stating that the Socialists had shown “no intention of implementing political commitments in the agreed timeframe or sequence.”
Speaking at a press conference in Perpignan, Puigdemont said:
“The PSOE has acted as if its timing and pace were the only correct ones. They ignored their parliamentary fragility and underestimated the warnings we issued during the past 22 months and 19 meetings. We will not support this government—or any other.”
He further added that, over the past two years, Junts had seen no meaningful progress or achievements from its collaboration with the PSOE. Recent attempts by the government to preserve the alliance also failed, leaving uncertainty over how Junts’ withdrawal will unfold in practice.
Although Junts has consistently opposed any vote of no confidence, internal discussions in recent weeks have hinted at the possibility of a technical or symbolic motion—one that would not back People’s Party (PP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo as prime minister.
While Puigdemont did not confirm whether Junts would support such a motion, he made it clear that his party will actively oppose the current government moving forward.