The new president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, on his way out of the inauguration as president of the Generalitat, in Sant Jaume square, on August 10, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The first secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, was invested last August 8, president of the Generalitat with the votes of the 42 deputies of his parliamentary group (PSC-Units), the 20 of ERC and the 6 of the Comuns, which add up to 68 seats that represent the absolute majority. Yesterday, August 9, he and the outgoing president, Pere Aragonès, met to carry out the institutional transfer of functions . AUGUST 10;2024 Alberto Paredes / Europa Press 08/10/2024 (Europa Press via AP)