
Fed-Up Catalans Flock to Anti-Immigration Party
Aliança Catalana, led by Ripoll mayor Sílvia Orriols, is soaring in the polls as voters desert the traditional parties over immigration, security, and cultural identity.

Aliança Catalana, led by Ripoll mayor Sílvia Orriols, is soaring in the polls as voters desert the traditional parties over immigration, security, and cultural identity.

The government will “not have a budget, nor the capacity to govern,” announced separatist leader Puigdemont.
Pedro Sánchez is under fire from both partners and the press as senior figures close to him are named in multiple corruption investigations.

Spain’s opposition parties accuse the Sánchez government of favouring separatists, whose autonomous community got off lightly—while the capital was forced to take in hundreds of minors.

The EU Commission stays silent as socialist Sánchez cedes powers to separatists, in contrast with its swift reactions to alleged rule-of-law violations by conservative governments.

Separatist party Junts is dictating the terms of Sánchez’ political survival.

The demand comes as budget negotiations and coalition stability hang in the balance.