2021 Catalan regional election
Concurrently , in a move widely seen as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's personal bet for his party to obtain a strong performance in the election , the Socialists' Party of Catalonia ( PSC ) selected Health minister Salvador Illa , who had been at the helm of the Spanish government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , as its leading candidate . 
<triplet> Prime Minister <subj> Pedro Sánchez <obj> officeholder <subj> Spanish government <obj> organization directed by the office or position <triplet> Salvador Illa <subj> Socialists' Party of Catalonia <obj> member of political party