Guillem Casal rules out leading Andorra centre-right coalition for elections

Guillem Casal, secretary general of Demòcrates and minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, has ruled out—for now—leading the party into Andorra's next general elections. Speaking to media on Monday, he said he had not even considered becoming head of government.

Casal emphasised that Demòcrates has no set candidate and prioritises defining a shared country model and policy lines before selecting a leader. "First we have to see what points we have in common, what the programmatic lines are and what the country model is," he said. Conversations with other centre-right parties will build progressively from there, with the party positioning itself as an aggregating force to unite various mindsets and projects around concrete goals.

He stressed the sequence: "First we have to talk about what we want to do and then choose who should lead it." No calendar exists yet for these talks, as the deadline to submit candidacies remains distant and elections are slated for spring. Casal reiterated: "There is no candidate, no prior assumption."

The comments come amid efforts to form a broad centre-right alliance following Prime Minister Xavier Espot's call for collaboration after Meritxell Bhatia's term. Demòcrates aims to expand its reach through these discussions, without preconditions beyond programmatic agreement. Recent speculation had centred on figures like party president and minister Ladislau Baró, whose prospects appeared to fade before summer. Casal pledged to contribute to the electoral platform from his current role.