Xavier Trias Proposes Grand Coalition Between Junts and PSC to Govern Catalonia

The former mayor of Barcelona advocates for 'sociovergència' as a stable and programmatically sound governing formula for the country.

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Former Barcelona mayor, Xavier Trias, has expressed his preference for a grand coalition between Junts per Catalunya and the PSC to govern the country, reviving the idea of 'sociovergència'.

Trias made these statements during a conversation on La 2Cat's Cafè d’idees program, where he emphasized that, despite considering the PSC as Junts per Catalunya's electoral adversary, a union of forces could lead to a stable government.

"I am one of those who believe that in this country, something that would be good is for Junts to govern with the PSC one day."

Xavier Trias · Former Mayor of Barcelona
According to Trias, this alliance would

"make a lot of sense from the point of view of electoral programs."

Xavier Trias · Former Mayor of Barcelona
Furthermore, the former mayor advocated for reformulating Junts' relationship with Aliança Catalana, suggesting that

"You have to sit down"

Xavier Trias · Former Mayor of Barcelona
and rejecting the idea of a cordon sanitaire against the party led by Ripoll's mayor, Sílvia Orriols. He added that he does not perceive her as Junts per Catalunya's main political rival, warning that

"If we believe that, we will be mistaken."

Xavier Trias · Former Mayor of Barcelona