The political situation in Spain has sharply intensified after the Catalan party Junts per Catalunya officially confirmed its rejection of the government's social shield decree. The formation led by Carles Puigdemont accuses Pedro Sánchez's cabinet of favoring illegal home occupations. Simultaneously, intense debates are ongoing on the left about creating a common electoral front, causing internal tensions within the Republican Left of Catalonia.

Junts rejects social shield

Catalan separatists are blocking the government decree, opposing provisions on an eviction moratorium and protection for illegal tenants.

Conflict within the Catalan left

Oriol Junqueras criticized Gabriel Rufián for proposing to build a broad left-wing front, considering it a mistake that harms ERC.

New oncology strategy

Authorities in Castile and León announced an expansion of screening tests and a modern approach to cancer treatment in the region.

The government of Pedro Sánchez has found itself in a serious parliamentary crisis after the party Junts announced it will vote against a key decree concerning the so-called social shield. The main point of contention has become the issue of an eviction moratorium, which, according to Catalan separatists, de facto legitimizes the phenomenon of squatting. Miriam Nogueras, spokesperson for Junts, emphasized that the party will not support regulations that undermine property rights, casting doubt on the stability of the current parliamentary majority in Madrid. At the same time, reshuffles are occurring on the left side of the political scene, triggered by Gabriel Rufián's proposal to build a broad left-wing front. This initiative aims to prevent a potential victory of the coalition PP and Vox in the upcoming elections. However, Rufián's proposal was not met with enthusiasm by the leader of his own party, Oriol Junqueras, who accused him of acting against party structures and making strategic mistakes. Nevertheless, some politicians, like Rufián himself, see Pablo Bustinduy as a potential leader of a new, united coalition. The Spanish political system has undergone strong fragmentation since 2015, ending the era of the PSOE and PP duopoly, forcing central governments to seek support from regional and nationalist parties in exchange for political concessions each time.The government is trying to downplay the difficulties, suggesting that dialogue with Junts will resume after Puigdemont returns to active national politics, but the current legislative impasse is a fact. Additionally, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska defends the introduction of digital V-16 emergency lights, calling them a key element in the fight against road accidents. In the Castile and León region, President Alfonso Fernández Mañueco announced a new oncology strategy, seen as part of a campaign to improve the right-wing's image ahead of upcoming electoral battles.

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