Editorial: El País

• Junts per Catalunya has consolidated its power in Carles Puigdemont, reducing the presence of Laura Borràs's supporters.
• The party has doubts about the role of former leaders of Convergència i Unió.
• Junts seeks to be strong from the liberal center-right sphere in Catalonia, maintaining its commitment to unilateral independence.
• Puigdemont must understand the reality of Catalonia in 2024, and faces the challenge that his support for Pedro Sánchez's investiture has not yielded the desired results.
• The party must provide solutions to the problems of the citizenry, in Catalonia dissatisfaction with politics is high.
• Junts must have a clear position on issues such as access to housing and relations between Catalonia and the rest of Spain.

Conclusion: Junts faces the challenge of balancing its secessionist postulates with the need to make pacts and solve problems. The budget negotiation is a test of its pragmatic vocation.

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