Former Cs voters in Catalonia now look to Rufián, according to poll
A poll ranks Gabriel Rufián as the best-rated Catalan leader, attracting former voters from Ciudadanos, Comuns, and PSC.
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ERC launches its 29N campaign under the slogan "Defend Yourself" with events in Tarragona, Palma, Castellón, and Barcelona, budgeted at €2.3 million.
A poll ranks Gabriel Rufián as the best-rated Catalan leader, attracting former voters from Ciudadanos, Comuns, and PSC.
Rufián, head of ERC and Podem's list for Congress on 29-N, aims to lead the Generalitat after Junqueras, though he hasn't set deadlines or positions.
Catalonia holds 48 of the 350 Congress seats, becoming a key player in the 29 November general elections with PP, Vox, Junts, PSC, and ERC competing.
Podemos and the Frente Amplio fail to form a joint candidacy, leaving the left divided across most of the country, with Catalonia excluded.
Podemos proposes a pact with Frente Amplio for 29-N excluding Madrid and Catalonia, urging to unblock agreements in five regions.
ERC and Podemos formalise an electoral agreement: Podemos will not present its own candidacy in Catalonia, and Rufián and Montero will campaign together.
The ERC-Podemos alliance for 29-N strengthens Junqueras' control over the party, leaving Rufián as a useful but non-decisive figure.
Gabriel Rufián warns in Salvados that Catalonia may have the most fascist Parliament after the upcoming elections and calls for left unity.
ERC spokesperson acknowledges electoral weariness over housing and limits his project to Catalonia, where he sees a possible front with Podemos.

Lamine Yamal transforms a football celebration into a powerful political act by waving the Palestinian flag during FC Barcelona's parade.

Esquerra Republicana reaffirms its commitment to Catalunya by rejecting to lead a broad leftist front proposed by Gabriel Rufián.