(L-R) The president of the Generalitat and ERC candidate for reelection, Pere Aragonès, the first secretary and candidate of the PSC for the Catalan elections, Salvador Illa, and the former minister Josep Rull during an act of La Vanguardia and RAC 1 with the candidates for the Catalan elections on May 12, at the Auditori Once, on April 26, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The electoral campaign prior to the Catalan regional elections of May 12 began last midnight and will last 15 more days. According to the latest survey by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS), the PSC would win the elections with between 39 and 40 seats, ahead of Junts and ERC, which would fight for second place. 26 APRIL 2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 04/26/2024 (Europa Press via AP)