The Menorcan councilor Gonella has managed to unite everyone in opposition to his new language regulations. Only the organization he headed before entering politics, Sa Fundació, has expressed support. Conversely, the regulations, which introduce Spanish and prioritize Menorcan over Catalan in Menorca's highest institution, have prompted a flood of objections from organizations, political parties, and citizens alike, all responding to the public call to get involved in defending the unity of the language.

A year before the 2023 regional elections, Joan Pons (Ciutadella, 1993) was a vocal critic of Marga Prohens's People's Party (PP). "She's a Catalan nationalist; all her Twitter is in standard Catalan," he denounced in April 2022. YouTube channel"This is the one that will defend the interests of Balearic culture against pan-Catalanism." Pons then directed Sa Fundació, an organization with a Gonella tendency, although the denial of the unity of the Catalan language in Menorca is known as Saladism, as it goes An expert on the ARA Baleares explainsA year later, the People's Party (PP) recruited him to prevent his youthful, populist profile from siphoning votes from Vox. "They didn't expect to govern in Menorca," explains a political opponent. Pons became the Minister of Culture and, from this position, has spearheaded the attack on standard Catalan within the institution through a proposed amendment to the Regulations on Linguistic Uses. If approved, this amendment would incorporate Spanish into the institution and prioritize "linguistic forms of Menorcan."

One of my favorite moments of the year is when my mother and I go to the solemn mass commemorating the entry of James I into the city every December 31st. It's for many reasons, but lately, it's because I enjoy watching... How are the political positions within Vox being stirred up?They usually sit in the front row like good Christians when the bishop reminds them that the same day and the same king who brought Christianity to Mallorca also brought Catalan identity. Basically, because he was Catalan.