The pandemic, closer to forcing the suspension of the Barça elections

The pandemia originated by the coronavirus has in check to the governments of all the world, including of course to Spain and Catalonia. The third wave of the virus is being tremendously hard and the numbers are every time worse to measure that happen the days. From the Generalitat Catalan are taking measured to struggle against the crisis and has programmed a municipal confinement until 17 January to try go down the figures of contagions and dead.

These restrictions of mobility could prolong some weeks more in case that the numbers keep on being bad and the infected continue increasing. This is something that, in case of suceder, seems that it will affect directly to the next elections of the FC Barcelona​, that in a principle are fixed for 24 January. As 'Sportive World', in case that the confinement go further of the 17, in the Govern will urge to the Barça to that it suspend the comicios.

For the moment there is not at all decided, since it is necessary to see how advances the situation epidemiológica in all Catalonia this week. It will not be until the Friday when it will celebrate a meeting antres bands between the Barcelona, the Procicat and the general Secretary of l'Esport. With the numbers in the hand, between all will decide if the best is to postpone or no the elections, that right now hang of a thread.

The experts in epidemiology are adherents to suspend the comicios, but the decision will be of the Barça. "The elections are necessary, but if they will be able to do or no, will determine it the data of this week. It will be wiser to value it at the end of the week, although it would be ideal to delay them some weeks", commented for example the doctor Bonaventura Clotet, boss of the Service of Illnesses Infecciosas of the Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol.

Different opinions between the barcelonismo

On the other hand, Joan Laporta has showed totally against to postpone the comicios and pleads for to find the way that they celebrate on 24 January. In the World-wide Preparation of Penyes of the Barcelona group, instead, think that the ideal would be that the Electoral Board delayed the event so that it can participate what more better people, since with the possible restrictions a lot of partners could not having opportunity to vote.

It will be necessary to see how advances the situation this week, but the reality is that they do not expect improvements regarding the level of contagions refers . The normal is that the numbers go back to be negative and in this case the Govern will plead probably with prolonging his measures or even increase the restrictions of mobility. The Friday will be when it know if the elections finish celebrating the 24 or postpone until at least mediated of February.