Editorial: El País

• Catalonia's Republican Left (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) will remain in interim management after Oriol Junqueras didn't achieve an absolute majority in internal elections.
• The final process of the Republican Congress has turned into a plebiscite on Junqueras, a key figure of the Catalan independence process.
• The Party has been in an interim phase since Junqueras resigned, making this situation extend to the political scenario both in Catalonia and the rest of Spain.
• The differences between both factions led by Oriol Junqueras and Xavier Godàs respectively have been minimal, however, there is a risk of a radicalized internal debate.
• The Republican Left is performing a critical review of their successes and mistakes, dismissing a unilateral independence path and facing the possibility of internal conflicts.

Conclusion: The stability of the Republican Left, as well as the governments that it influences, will largely depend on the management of these internal conflicts and the correct interpretation of the current Catalan reality.

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