The spokesperson for ERC in Congress, Gabriel Rufián, reiterated this Tuesday that, in the scenario of general elections, his role as a candidate is limited to Catalonia. At the same time, he expressed that the MEP of Podemos Irene Montero "has everything to be a huge candidate" and stated his desire to "be able to do things together" with her from his community.
Asked in the hallways of Congress whether he sees himself leading a possible unity candidacy of the left in the upcoming general elections, Rufián explained that he would like "a front" to be formed in Catalonia. He also defended that this community can be, "once again," "inspiration and reflection for other regions, other territories." "Hopefully it can be done, I believe the conditions are there to do it," he emphasized.
The ERC leader also showed his willingness to support similar electoral projects in other parts of the country through his participation "if he can help" in those processes.
However, when he was directly asked about the possibility of leading a future list of the alternative left to the PSOE at the state level, he was blunt in defining his role: "As a candidate, Catalonia."
In relation to Irene Montero's call to hold primaries in Podemos to prepare the lists for the upcoming general elections, Rufián replied that "whoever can unite, should unite" and again highlighted the figure of the purple leader. "Irene seems to me to have everything to be a huge candidate and hopefully we can do things together in Catalonia," he concluded.