Ernest Maragall tears up his ERC card over Alzheimer’s poster controversy: ‘We’ve come this far’

Ernest Malagar Destroy ERC Card Alzheimer’s poster controversy He made fun of his brother, the former chairman of the government Pascal Malagarand shows an open split in the party that negotiated with the PSC over the investiture of Salvador Illa. The former leader of the ERC in the Barcelona City Council announced on Monday afternoon that he would quit the Republican Organization After the smear campaign sparked controversy and cross-leaking in the media.

“From today on, I no longer belong to this organization,” he concluded, describing the party’s role in a controversy that broke out at the ERC’s worst moment as a “shameful spectacle.”

As he himself explains, leaders wanted to wait for the individual and organizational decisions that had to be made after the event, but now he points out “The outstanding aspects remain open” for clarification.

Maraguer appeared alone at the party headquarters to announce his resignation, but no members of the Republican leadership were present to support him. The former ERC city leader held the party’s communications director responsible for the posters used during the incident. Tolomoya, Because he allowed it to happen through “action, inaction or lack of control.” Of course, he was also critical of the way the training leadership was handled and lamented that there was neither “maximum example” nor “maximum speed.” “We have come this far,” he concluded at another point in the hearing.

The campaign consisted of putting up a series of posters in the streets of Barcelona in March 2023 showing pictures of Pascual and Ernest Maragher and the words “Alzmer leave Barcelona”. This action came at a time when opinion polls put Maragher far from electoral victory. Municipal elections were held in the same year. The cartels were paid through “B structures” and Mossos d’Esquadra found signs pointing to the party during its investigation.

Serge Sabri Esquerra is one of two people charged with a misdemeanor after the internal investigation was concluded seven days ago. On the other hand, the penalty for the former communications director of the ERC Tolo Moya will be heavier, as he has a serious or very serious disciplinary file (not yet specified), and the party now also accuses him of having an audio that leaked confidential information. The ERC announced that it would file a lawsuit against him Former Communications Director The former senior official also threatened to defend himself “through judicial means.”

After the disaster of the regional elections of May 12, in which the Republican Party lost as many as 12 representatives and ranked third, behind the PSC and Junts, the party split and two factions emerged: the supporters of Oriol Junqueras and Marta Rovira. At the same time, the Republican Party was negotiating with the Public Security Committee on the appointment of Salvador Illa as president of the Congress and had to face the internal crisis that led to the resignation of Maragal himself and Sergi Sabri, who resigned from all his positions, including that of deputy government adviser.