All possible alliances in Catalonia are open at the expense of counterparties. The fight for sovereign primacy will be stark.

ERC is not resigned to giving up the baton of command of the Generalitat of Catalonia in favor of the socialist candidate, Salvador Illa. In socialist circles outside of Catalonia, there is concern that Illa's desired investiture comes hand in hand with pro-independence demands that will shake the PSOE candidacy in the European elections, just a month later. There is no parallel with the Basque Country regarding the central Government.