The uncertainty for Reus and Baix Camp voters stems from the election called by Pedro Sánchez: parties have yet to confirm which local figures will be included on their candidate lists, and in which positions. An analysis published by reusdigital.cat says three politicians from Reus or the Baix Camp area will leave their seats and depend on party decisions to return to elected office.

The outcome in November 2026 could offer an early indication of local voting trends before the municipal elections in May 2027. Reus residents will be able to judge whether the main parties retain candidates with links to the city once the final lists are published.

Junts, PSC and PP figures linked to Reus

The analysis identifies Josep Maria Cruset of Riudoms as a prominent Junts figure during the legislature, often appearing alongside the party's parliamentary spokesperson, Míriam Nogueras. It describes his work negotiating with other parliamentary groups as important in a legislature in which the national government lacks an overall majority.

Andreu Martín of Reus has had a lower public profile, the article says. His party, the PSC, or Socialists' Party of Catalonia, won the July 2023 Congress of Deputies election in Reus with 34.14% of the vote, more than 15,000 votes.

  • The PSC was the most voted party in Reus in July 2023, with 34.14% and more than 15,000 votes.
  • The PP was second in Reus, with fewer than half the PSC's vote total.
  • Pere Lluís Huguet, a Reus lawyer, headed the PP list for Tarragona in the 2023 Congress election.

Huguet was elected to the Congress of Deputies, Spain's national lower house, but resigned the seat to serve in the Parliament of Catalonia, according to the analysis. The Parliament of Catalonia's profile records that he represented Tarragona in Congress from 2023 to 2024.

ERC's Tarragona list remains unsettled

The most open question identified in the analysis concerns ERC, or Republican Left of Catalonia. It says Jordi Salvador of Tarragona, who led the party's list, is expected not to continue after saying he is leaving politics.

The article names Noemí Llauradó as a possible candidate for a Madrid list. Llauradó has already announced that she will not continue in municipal politics or at the Diputació de Tarragona, the provincial council, and had said she was available to her party.

Party decisions on the November 2026 lists will determine whether voters in Reus and the surrounding Baix Camp area have locally linked candidates in eligible positions. The analysis says the result will then feed into expectations for May 2027's municipal vote and any subsequent local governing agreements.

Reported by reusdigital.cat, parlament.cat, Parlament de Catalunya, Tecnodoc (Dept. PDF), diaridigital.tarragona21.com, Departament d'Edicions del Parlament de Catalunya, diaridetarragona.com, Europa Press, radio onda cero, europapress.es.