(L-R) The president of the PP in Catalonia and the party's candidate for the Catalan elections, Alejandro Fernández, the leader of the comuns in the Parliament, Jéssica Albiach, the secretary general and candidate of VOX for the Catalan elections on May 12, Ignacio Garriga, the president of the Generalitat and ERC candidate for re-election, Pere Aragonès, the first secretary and candidate of the PSC for the Catalan elections, Salvador Illa, the former minister Josep Rull, the CUP candidate for the presidency of Catalonia, Laia Estrada, and the leader of Ciudadanos in Catalonia and candidate for the Catalan elections on May 12, Carlos Carrizosa, during an event of La Vanguardia and RAC 1 with the candidates for the Catalan elections on 12M, 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)