## Junts per Catalunya Chooses Laura Borràs as Presidential Candidate
Laura Borràs was chosen as the presidential candidate for Junts per Catalunya ahead of the 2021 Catalan parliamentary elections. In the party's internal primaries, Borràs secured a decisive victory, winning nearly 76% of the votes from party members, far ahead of her main rival, Damià Calvet[5][2]. Her candidacy was backed by prominent figures including former president Quim Torra and several senior party members, and she positioned herself as a strong advocate for Catalan independence, representing a confrontational approach compared to the more pragmatic line of ERC[5].
Borràs’s selection came after Carles Puigdemont, the party’s founder and former Catalan president, decided not to run as the main candidate, though debates continued about his potential role in the campaign[5][8]. With her background as a philologist and experience as a member of the Spanish Congress, Borràs was seen as a leading figure within Junts, later serving as President of the Catalan Parliament[2][3].
Her nomination took place amid ongoing legal investigations related to her previous role at the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes, but this did not prevent her from becoming the party’s standard-bearer in a key election for the Catalan independence movement[2][5].
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