(L-R) The Minister of Education, Anna Simó, the president of ERC, Oriol Junqueras, the president of the Generalitat and ERC candidate for re-election, Pere Aragonès, the candidate number 10 on the ERC lists for Barcelona, Mar Besses, and the candidate number 11 on the ERC lists for Barcelona, Jordi Albert, during the ERC rally at the Bellvitge-Gornal Cultural Center, on April 27, 2024, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). This event is part of ERC's electoral campaign for the Catalan regional elections to be held on May 12. 27 APRIL 2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 04/27/2024 (Europa Press via AP)