Nogueras accuses Aznar and Ayuso of 'irrational hatred' towards Catalonia

Miriam Nogueras, the spokesperson for Junts in the Spanish Congress, has accused former Prime Minister José María Aznar and Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso of being the "living image of that Spaniard who has irrational hatred for everything Catalan" Source: La Vanguardia. The remarks came after both Aznar and Ayuso criticized PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo's strategy of seeking support from independentist parties like Junts to oust Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Nogueras stated that the criticisms did not surprise her, citing polls that "Catalans are the second thing Spaniards hate most" Source: El Español. She argued that "Spanish parties want this Catalonia that shuts up and pays" Source: Infobae, and claimed that Junts is in the crosshairs of both PP and PSOE because it defends Catalonia. "We are the ones who can stop the far-right, who are the friends of these people," she added Source: Infobae.

She also reiterated the 'Starmer way' proposal for Sánchez to step aside and urged ERC to present an alternative, asking "What is Gabriel Rufián's proposal?" Source: El Español. On infrastructure, Nogueras commented on AP-7 tolls, suggesting a vignette system and noting that Catalans have paid construction costs for 30 years Source: Infobae. She dismissed President Illa's call for reflection on toll removal, saying the solution is "in front of his nose."