Republicans focus their attack on mayors who chain several absolute majorities. ERC sees socialist mayors as a problem while for the PSC they are a value.

The possibility of imposing itself in "the most rancid sociovergence" is seen by ERC as the response of the powers that be to the consolidation of the party in the centrality of Catalan politics. The party led by Oriol Junqueras achieved 18% of the vote in the 36 municipalities of the Metropolitan Area, being second force after PSC (25%)