Junts has already begun to set its position ahead of the general elections on November 29. The party's spokesperson in Congress, Míriam Nogueras, has directed her first criticisms at the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, whom she accuses of having brought forward the election date for his own "interests" and with the aim of "covering up his failures" and "corruption cases."
In a message disseminated through her social networks, Nogueras has placed housing, one of the issues that has marked the end of the legislature, at the center of her criticism of the head of the Executive. The Junts leader maintains that Sánchez would have used an issue that particularly concerns citizens to justify an election call. "Pedro Sánchez has used the pain and suffering of many people on an issue that concerns citizens and has done so for electoral interests," said the Junts spokesperson.
Nogueras believes that the president has resorted to the housing crisis as part of his strategy for the November 29 elections. The pro-independence leader also links the early election with the parliamentary difficulties the Executive has faced during the legislature.
🎥 Portaveu @miriamnoguerasM: "Ara ja no decidiran Pedro Sánchez i els seus socis. Ara ens toca decidir als catalans quin model de país volem. Volem el model que ens arrossega a l’empobriment i que ens ofega a impostos o volem trencar amb tot això i anar a la Catalunya que ha fet tot allò que històricament ens ha fet millors i més forts? Som els únics que davant la confrontació de les dues Espanyes, a la que tots els altres s’han de deixar arrossegar, hem escollit i escollirem sempre, Catalunya i els catalans."
— Junts per Catalunya🎗 (@JuntsXCat) October 5, 2026
Nogueras accuses Sánchez of seeking a way out due to lack of majority
The Junts spokesperson has directly linked the election call to the parliamentary situation of the Government. According to her interpretation, Sánchez would have decided to bring forward the elections after failing to gather enough support to maintain his legislative agenda. "He has done it to cover up his inability to govern because he does not have a majority, he has done it to cover up his failure in migratory policies and he has also done it to cover up the corruption cases that surround him," Nogueras pointed out.
In this way, Junts places the lack of parliamentary majority as one of the elements that, in their opinion, explain the decision of the President of the Government. The party of Carles Puigdemont has maintained a changing relationship with the Executive in recent months, supporting certain initiatives and rejecting others. The tension between both parties became especially visible with the two housing decrees that the Government brought to Congress last week. Junts voted against both texts along with the Partido Popular and Vox, preventing their validation.
Junts had demanded that the Government withdraw the decrees to renegotiate their content. The party argued that the texts did not respond to their proposals and asked the Executive to resume conversations to reach a new agreement. "Pedro Sánchez and his partners will no longer decide," Nogueras declared.
After the election call, Nogueras has shifted the focus to the polls and has claimed the opportunity that, in her opinion, opens up for Catalonia with the holding of the elections. The Junts spokesperson celebrated that, with the early election, "Pedro Sánchez and his partners will no longer decide." From there, Nogueras urged Catalans to participate in the general elections and to use their vote to decide the political direction they want for Catalonia.
The Junts leader has asked citizens to decide "what country and what model of society" they want, thus positioning the next election as an opportunity to propose an alternative to the current political scenario.
Along the same lines, the Junts spokesperson has posed a dilemma directly to Catalan voters. "Do we want this country model that drags us into impoverishment, that suffocates us with taxes?" she asked. Faced with this option, Nogueras defended the alternative proposed by her party: "Or do we want to definitively break with all of this and work for a Catalonia that prospers."
