This weekend, Junts per Catalunya faces a key internal decision in Barcelona. Approximately one thousand members are summoned to vote to designate the party's candidate for the 2027 municipal elections. This event comes a year before the official opening of the electoral race in the Catalan capital. The objective is to select the person who will attempt to regain the mayoralty for Junts, following the political cycle led by Xavier Trias, and at a time when the party seeks to consolidate strong leadership to compete with Jaume Collboni's PSC.
The membership will have to choose between four hopefuls: Jordi Martí Galbis, Pilar Calvo, Glòria Freixa, and Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas. All four have focused their internal campaign on projecting a governing alternative for the city, reflecting the different sensitivities within the party. The result, to be announced on Sunday at 8 PM, will shape the party's direction in the coming months and the narrative they will present to citizens for the municipal elections.
The districts of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi and l'Eixample concentrate nearly half of Junts' membership in Barcelona, being considered key to the outcome. All four candidates are residents of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, although Pilar Calvo is a member in l'Eixample. The vote from these affiliates could be decisive in what is expected to be a close race, where tens of votes can be determinant.
These primaries follow months of internal movements to define Junts' leadership in the city, especially after Trias's withdrawal from the political frontline. The vote becomes a show of strength among the party's different sectors and will measure internal cohesion before facing the municipal elections with a consolidated candidacy.
The chosen individual will have just over a year to build a team, strengthen their public profile, and develop a political proposal to compete in a Barcelona that is increasingly electorally contested. These primaries mark the real start of the pre-campaign for the 2027 municipal elections and will define a significant part of the party's future strategy in the Catalan capital.
