Barcelona is at the centre of a new Junts internal race, after Jordi Martí, president of the party’s municipal group in Barcelona City Council, secured the endorsements needed to enter the primary for the city’s mayoral candidacy.
Martí’s backing means he can now formally register as a candidate. The primary will decide who represents Junts in the contest for mayor of Barcelona, a key post in Catalonia’s capital.
The endorsement stage is the first hurdle in the party process, and Martí’s success shows he has enough support to move forward. Other potential candidates will also need to gather similar backing before they can enter the race.
The result will be closely watched in Barcelona, where the mayoral election is one of the most important political contests in Catalonia. The Junts nominee will go on to face candidates from other major parties for control of the city council.
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