Joan Puigcercós and Joan Ridao triumph in Osona
Last Monday, June 9, 2008, the militants of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya d’Osona expressed their majority support for Joan Puigcercós as party president and Joan Ridao as general secretary. This decision was taken in the party’s internal elections, where the Gent d’Esquerra candidacy, headed by these two leaders, achieved remarkable success.
Results in Osona and Catalonia
The results reflected outstanding support for this candidacy in Osona, with 45% of the votes for Joan Puigcercós and 47% for Joan Ridao. At the Catalan level, they obtained 37% of the votes, thus consolidating their leadership within the party.
Other candidacies and future prospects
The other candidates present in these elections, such as that of Reagrupament.cat and ERC Futur, also obtained significant support, but were behind Gent d’Esquerra. Now, a new period opens in which the entire party executive will have to be profiled, and it is predicted that the next ERC congress will be a key moment for this task.
Participation and local assessment
Despite satisfactory results, it was highlighted that participation in Osona was slightly lower than the Catalan average, despite reaching 80% of militants who expressed their preferences. This was attributed to the outreach work carried out by the candidates in the county, which was key to these results.