More Pressure for Puigdemont

The majority of Catalan businesspeople are clear that new elections would jeopardize economic stability. Their priority is for the parties to reach an agreement to ensure the investiture as soon as possible. In this line, important businesspeople have contacted Carles Puigdemont's party to convince him to support Pedro Sánchez.

Experts have been warning for days that a political deadlock would plunge the country into a crisis and this would halt economic growth. In fact, investments have already been put on hold pending the outcome of the negotiations. In this context, Catalan businesspeople view the risk of a reactivation of the Catalan conflict with concern.

This is why they have contacted leaders like Jordi Turull and Josep Rull, especially from the moderate sector. This includes names like Jordi Sànchez, Jaume Giró, and Victòria Alsina. The intention is for them to pressure their power center in Waterloo to ensure governability and return to the path of economic stability.

In Search of Stability

This coincides with the latest moves by Catalan businesspeople, who a few months ago approached PSC. Important figures in the economic elite see Salvador Illa as the necessary moderation after the turbulent years of the procés. Now, their strategy is for Puigdemont to give in to PSOE.

For now skepticism reigns in the business sphere. Their concern is that they don't have direct contact with Puigdemont and they are convinced that he will have the final say. They fear that the former president will end up yielding to the pressures of radical independence and force a repeat election.

Artur Mas, the Key to Puigdemont

In this situation, there is only one person they trust to convince Puigdemont. It is Artur Mas, a person very well connected with businesspeople and also with Waterloo. Moreover, in recent days he has shown himself favorable to facilitating Pedro Sánchez's investiture.

The majority of Catalan businesses are betting on a reform of relations with Spain that expands competencies for Catalonia. This solution would favor economic growth and prevent a referendum that would only bring uncertainty. And in economics, uncertainty translates into recession.

The business world in Catalonia and the Basque Country understands that an ideal moment is opening to advance in solving the territorial problem. A solution that must come through political agreement and without the upheavals of recent years. This is why they propose that PSOE make an ambitious remodeling proposal and that it be accepted by nationalists, including Junts.