Editorial: El Mundo

• Spain will face a series of elections between April 21 and June 9, including the early elections in Catalonia on May 12.
• The early election in Catalonia is a decision of Pere Aragonès to mitigate damages from the possible arrival of an amnesty Carles Puigdemont back to Spain.
• These Catalan elections are critical not only due to the power of Junts, but also for their effects on Spain's governability.
• President Pedro Sánchez, after opting to base his government on a plurinational block, has increased the country's political instability.
• Republican parties seek to prevent Junts victory, while commoners strive to evade electoral irrelevance.
• The PP is in a precarious situation without a defined candidate for Catalonia, while the party of the government faces challenges.
• Catalonia continues to be the only solid electoral stronghold of the PSOE, while in the Basque Country it remains as a support of the PNV and in Europe it promotes the presidential plebiscite.

Conclusion: The series of upcoming elections will act as a critical test for the current government. The country faces significant challenges around governance and political stability stemming from plurinational management and electoral shifts.

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