Union leader Afra Blanco said that no member of the Junts party with common sense would support a motion of no confidence led by the People's Party (PP) [1].
This statement addresses growing speculation regarding a potential political alliance between the PP and Junts, along with the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), to shift the current government. Such a move would represent a significant realignment of Spanish political forces.
Blanco said these remarks during an appearance on the La Sexta program "Al Rojo Vivo" on Monday [1]. She specifically targeted the idea that Junts would align with the leadership of the PP, referring to the party leader as the "owner of the 155" [1]. This phrasing references Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which allows the central government to suspend the autonomy of a region.
"Nadie con dos dedos de frente va a viajar con el propietario del 155," Blanco said [1].
The commentator's rejection of the alliance comes as political analysts weigh the possibility of the PP securing the necessary votes to trigger a government change. By framing the PP leader as the architect of regional autonomy suspensions, Blanco said the ideological and historical divide between the pro-independence Junts and the conservative PP is significant [1].
Blanco's comments suggest that the internal sentiment within Junts remains hostile toward the PP, regardless of the tactical advantages a motion of no confidence might offer [1].
“"Nadie con dos dedos de frente va a viajar con el propietario del 155"”
The friction between Junts and the PP is rooted in the 2017 constitutional crisis and the subsequent application of Article 155 to Catalonia. Blanco's public dismissal of a partnership suggests that the symbolic and political cost of aligning with the PP remains too high for Junts, potentially narrowing the path for a PP-led motion of no confidence to succeed.
