In Figueres, the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC) was already showing clear internal strain months before the May 2007 municipal elections. The party, led by Joan Armangué, was not expected to find outside allies to keep the mayoralty.
Long-running differences between Armangué and the local party’s first secretary, Pere Casellas, who was also a councillor, were widely known. According to the source, a senior local Socialist figure said internal surveys pointed to a heavy defeat and that Armangué had been asked to stand aside. That claim is attributed to the source and remains unverified here.
The split became public when the party list was published, with Casellas placed sixth. Despite that position, he later returned to the council after Armangué resigned.
Casellas went on to serve as the group’s spokesperson until recently. The episode is presented by the source as an example of how political management errors and internal fractures can shape local election outcomes.
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