The CUP and its vision on the return to agreements with the State
The CUP continues its offensive against the return to agreements with the State to advance the independence process. Faced with the proposal of the president of the Generalitat Pere Aragonès to agree to a new vote based on article 92 of the constitution, the candidate of the anti-capitalists for Barcelona, Laia Estrada, has rejected it as a clear step backwards on the part of the independence movement According to Estrada, this proposal has no recourse and regrets the latest reaction of Congress to a similar initiative.
The importance of straining the relationship with Spanish institutions
For the Cupaires, progress on the national issue is unviable without straining the relationship with Spanish institutions. According to Estrada, the Spanish State will only agree to recognize the right of self-determination when it has no other option. Since the formation of the pro-independence left, Aragonès has offered to sit down and talk to develop a joint offensive strategy for self-determination.
Rejection of the three-way debate
Faced with the proposal of the president of the Generalitat to hold a three-way debate in Northern Catalonia that includes only the voices of Salvador Illa and Carles Puigdemont, Estrada has criticized this idea. According to the head of the list of the CUP, this debate would be between members who have defended the employer’s agenda. Estrada has suggested that the debate be moderated by Sánchez Llibre (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
Resources for the treatment of the Catalan language
Estrada has doubted the effectiveness of the ministry of the Catalan language that Aragonès has proposed if he returns to govern. Although the headliner of the cupaires is in favor of the proposal, she claims that it has resources and is effective, with authority over the entire executive council. From the CUP, it is demanded that the Generalitat toughen its position against what they consider a serious offensive by the PP and Vox against Catalan in all the PPCC (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en -Catalan/).
The new campaign slogan: ‘Defend the earth’
The cupaires have rejected the proposals of President Aragonès and have presented their new campaign slogan: ‘Defense the earth’. According to Estrada, this slogan encompasses the various positions of the CUP, which include recovering a national and social agenda of its own, combating the effects of the climate emergency, guaranteeing dignified lives for the entire population and moving forward in terms of national liberation.
