Míriam Nogueras said Junts would reject the Government's two housing decrees during an interview with Catalunya Ràdio's El Suplement. She said the Executive had not contacted Junts about its alternative proposal.
For Nogueras, calling an election would show that Pedro Sánchez had chosen an electoral path over a constructive one. Junts is ready to accept that outcome if its rejection helps bring about an early vote.
Junts is maintaining its opposition to the Government's two housing royal decree-laws. Nogueras says the texts would not curb vulture funds and could reduce the supply of rental homes. The rejected package included measures to extend protection from eviction for vulnerable tenants until 2030, prolong rental contracts and tighten rules for short-term rentals. Reuters reported that one measure provided for the automatic and indefinite extension of rental contracts, a provision considered especially difficult to pass in Spain’s fragmented Congress.
The argument goes beyond the vote. Nogueras said Junts had reached what she called a principle of agreement before the PSOE moved back towards positions she considered indefensible. She said the Government would sit down with Junts if it genuinely wanted to address the housing crisis.
Junts already has a proposal, she said, and believes it can be developed. The party accepts the political cost of rejecting the measures.
Nogueras said her seven-member parliamentary group did not vote information from polling or electoral calculations. She defended the decision as a response to the substance of the decrees.
In her view, the Government's approach could worsen the shortage, as owners may decide not to put properties on the rental market.
Her central argument is legal certainty. Nogueras presented Junts as the defender of small owners, who she said make up 90% of property owners in Catalonia.
These landlords need stability before they offer homes for rent, she said. If a family fears putting a flat on the market, the available supply can fall further. She also claimed Junts had not found a single judge who supported the Government's texts.
The party says its plan would stop vulture funds from buying homes. Nogueras accused the Executive of refusing to take that step.
She compared the Junts model with positions linked to Ada Colau and Isabel Díaz Ayuso. Nogueras said the Government's proposal was closer to the position of the Sindicat de Llogateres. She insisted that only two housing plans were currently on the table.
The parliamentary numbers add pressure. Asked about the PNV and Coalición Canaria, Nogueras said both groups had reservations about the text. She also said the Basque nationalists faced a different situation because they need the PSOE in Euskadi.
Her dispute with Gabriel Rufián added another front. Nogueras was responding to criticism from the ERC spokesman in Madrid.
She said she did not want ERC to fall into political isolation. She also claimed Junts had approved its own laws in two years, while Rufián had not achieved the same result during eight years as a PSOE partner.
Nogueras compared the housing vote with Junts's first rejection of the amnesty law. Her argument is that rejecting an initial text can force a better-negotiated version; it does not necessarily close the legislative process.
Congress rejected both housing decrees after Junts withheld its support, handing the Government a direct parliamentary defeat. Reuters, Al Jazeera and other outlets reported that the failure was a serious setback for Sánchez's minority administration. The result also increased uncertainty over its relationship with Junts.
Junts's claim that tighter protections could discourage owners from offering homes for rent remains a political position. The material provides no quantitative evidence that the decrees would reduce rental supply.
Junts is holding its position, while the Government has not opened talks on the alternative the party says it has prepared. Housing policy is now tied to a wider parliamentary fight, and Junts believes it can accept the image of voting alongside PP and Vox.
The party says legal protection for small landlords and a tougher line on vulture funds must come before support for the decrees. The Government has not persuaded Junts that its measures would increase supply or solve the problem. Sánchez must still turn the contested package into an agreement and find enough support to pass it.
