The CUP has set new conditions for Junts pel Sí to invest Artur Mas with two categorical and highly symbolic expressions of Pujolismo: “Ni peix al cove, ni la puta i la Ramoneta” (which in Spanish would be equivalent to “no bird in hand, nor play both sides”). Why did Antonio Baños refer to Junts pel Sí in this way and what relevance do these words have in the current context?
The peix al cove was the way in which the former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol, referred to his method to achieve more regional powers, and which consisted of supporting the party in power in Madrid in exchange for transfers from the executive central. This meant that “two sides were played” (a la puta ia la Ramoneta) since Unió’s speech in Madrid and Convergència’s in Barcelona were far apart and generated contradictions.
But this is exactly what Antonio Baños and the CUP want to end. In short: the stage of Catalonia as autonomy, alluding to the latest statements by the Democràcia i Llibertat (CDC) candidate for the general elections, Francesc Homs, when he assured that he would go to “agree” in Madrid. For this reason, what the extreme left formation now expects is “a new proposal”, despite not specifying whether it necessarily has to be accompanied by a new candidate other than Artur Mas.
The CUP rejects “blackmail” such as going to new elections to force Mas to be invested as president of the Generalitat, for which it will be put to a vote in an “open national assembly” pending a proposal.
The truth is that the converging sectors of Junts pel Sí focus their criticism on the fact that the 10 deputies of the CUP cannot prevail over the 62 of JxSí. Something that, in reality, the CDC always did without any problem with the PP and PSOE despite being in the minority, and that is that now it is the CUP that has the peix al cove.
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