A year of changes in Barcelona
Today marks one year since municipal elections across the country, an event that marked a turning point in local politics. Despite the importance of the results in all municipalities, attention was mainly focused on Barcelona, where polls predicted a tight competition between different parties.
Unexpected results
The election night began with a good omen for the socialists, but finally the candidacy of the former mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, won the elections with 11 councilors and 149,235 votes, surpassing the PSC and the Comuns. However, the unexpected happened three weeks later at the investiture plenary session, when it was announced that Ada Colau’s Comuns and the Popular Party would support the investiture of the socialist Jaume Collboni to avoid an independence mayor.
Criticisms and reflections
Given this unusual support and the lack of an agreed program between the three parties, Xavier Trias expressed his discontent, stating that the mayor ‘chose the position instead of the project.’ One year after these events, Trias recalls that the city of Barcelona ‘chose change’ and regrets that the current government is perceived as ‘weak’ and ‘directionless’.
Future perspectives
Xavier Trias has expressed his willingness to form a government alongside the PSC in Barcelona, although so far it has not been accepted. In the midst of this scenario, Trias insists that the city has lost a year and fears that the four years of his mandate will be lost. He criticizes the current management and compares it with the inertia of previous years, showing his concern for the direction of the city.