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Sumar defends Council boycott as Junts rejects housing decree amid Iran crisis
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Sumar's Lara Hernández defended the party's boycott tactic at the Council of Ministers, which led to the approval of a housing decree extending rental contracts and capping increases at 2%, published amid the Iran war's energy shock. Junts vowed opposition, calling it harmful to small owners.
Jordi Martí Galbís has won the Junts primaries to run for mayor of Barcelona with 40.3% of the votes. Party members selected the lawyer and current councilor ahead of Pilar Calvo, backed by Carles Puigdemont.
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Carles Puigdemont, Junts president, has severed ties with Yolanda Díaz after the Sumar leader labeled his party 'racist' and 'clasista' in a radio interview. The clash comes as Sumar seeks Junts' votes to save a rent price cap extension decree, which the Catalan party rejects alongside PP and Vox. Junts has suspended relations with Sumar until Díaz retracts her words.