Decision not to stand for Congress

Health minister Mónica García will not stand on the Frente Amplio list for the general election on 29 November. In remarks to the daily El País, she said the choice followed what she called "deep reflection". García will stay in politics as Más Madrid's candidate for the Community of Madrid in the regional elections due in May 2027. She had been tipped as a possible candidate for the premiership of the new coalition, a prospect that now falls away. Her exit also clears one of the main unknowns over how the left divides its Madrid seats.

“I have always put the common good ahead of personal interest.”

The Madrid list

Emilio Delgado, Más Madrid's deputy spokesman in the Madrid Assembly, will head the Frente Amplio list for Madrid, with Tesh Sidi in second place. Sidi, a 32-year-old Más Madrid deputy in Congress, is described by El País as a rising figure in the party. García backed her for the slot, saying:

“Tesh Sidi is one of the profiles that can represent Más Madrid in the coalition and rally more of the progressive electorate.”

An earlier Más Madrid proposal for the Madrid list had also named Eduardo Fernández Rubiño, a councillor on Madrid City Council. Party sources cited by El País say positions three and four will go to Izquierda Unida and Movimiento Sumar, though a last-minute surprise is not ruled out.

Talks behind the split

In May 2026 García signed a truce as Más Madrid leader with Emilio Delgado, her main rival in the party primary. Delgado gave up running against her in exchange for heading the party's congressional list at the next general election. After Pedro Sánchez announced early general elections for 29 November, García sought to become number one on the Congress list and to lead Frente Amplio, the latest name for the left coalition. That plan also fell through, and according to ABC she had to cede command to Ada Colau, who is the coalition's candidate for the presidency of the government for Barcelona. Sidi had offered her own place as a gesture toward Podemos in search of a unitary deal, La Vanguardia reported.

What comes next

García now concentrates on the regional race, where she will seek the presidency of the Community of Madrid against Isabel Díaz Ayuso. La Razón recalls her career across the 12 de Octubre hospital, the Madrid Assembly and the Health Ministry. The most recent episode in her ministry was a clash with medical unions over the Estatuto Marco, the statute she sought to use to reform public health care. Delgado and Sidi will top the Madrid list for the 29 November vote, while El País reports that the third and fourth places are already fixed barring a surprise.