Astrid Barrio, professor of political science at the University of Valencia and member of the academic council for the elaboration of the clarity agreement that Pere Aragonés wants to propose to the Spanish government, assures that this agreement “should not mean starting the wheel of Trial” . “That would seem very problematic to me,” he warns. “It was a moment of maximum competition between ERC and Junts to control autonomy, not to obtain independence, but all public policy was monopolized by the holding of a referendum. It can’t happen again,” he said.

For this new stage, Astrid Barrio is in favor, initially, of “recomposing the internal consensus” which was broken with the reform of the Statute and the Tinell Pact, by inviting all political forces to participate. “I am not in favor of excluding Vox, they represent part of Catalan society,” he said.

Barrio explained that in mid-June they plan to deliver the report to President Aragonés, in which they will not present any proposals. “We will limit ourselves to

to propose alternatives and explanations of how territorial disputes similar to that of Catalonia have been handled in other countries”. The proposal for a clarity agreement is inspired by the example of Canada compared to Quebec, but “it is not applicable to Catalonia”, according to Barrio. “In Spain, the Autonomous Communities cannot call referenda and then there is title two of the Constitution, which says that Spain is an indivisible unit.” “It’s an insurmountable obstacle,” he said. The UV political scientist says that “applying the Canadian case to Catalonia and Spain will require a little creativity”.

Asked about the municipal 28-M, Barrio assures that what happens in Barcelona will condition the general, because several important matches are played in Barcelona. “First there is the fight between Junts and Esquerra; if Trias and Junts achieve a good result, the sector that has committed itself to returning to the institutional path can be strengthened and have great importance for the future governability of Spain; recovering Barcelona would be a big win for Pedro Sánchez; A good result from Ada Colau would be a great leverage for Sumar and if the elected PP, as some polls say, could have the key to governance, it would be a trophy that Feijoo could wear,” he said. .

In short, for the political scientist and professor of political science at the University of Valencia, “Barcelona will be a great testing ground to see how the parties manage the results and prepare for the great battle of the generals in December”.

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