- 3d ago
Podemos offers Izquierda Unida unity deals in ten regions, leaving Madrid and Catalonia open
Ione Belarra's offer skips Madrid and Catalonia, where Podemos is open to competing with Frente Amplio. Coalition registrations close on Friday, 16 October.
- Oct 6
Ada Colau offered leadership of left-wing Frente Amplio ahead of Spain's 29 November election
Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau confirmed parties offered her the leadership of Frente Amplio, as left-wing groups negotiate a joint electoral list before the 16 October registration deadline.
- Sep 12
Irene Montero announces general election candidacy and proposes open primaries for Spain's left
Podemos MEP Irene Montero announced her candidacy for Spain's general elections at a Madrid rally, calling for citizen-wide open primaries to select the entire left-wing ticket.
- Jul 8
Podemos threatens to block Spain's housing decree over landlord tax breaks demanded by Junts
Podemos leader Ione Belarra says her party will not back the government's new housing decree if it includes tax incentives for landlords, a demand from Junts to secure its support.
- Jun 18
Más Madrid rejects IU coalition for 2027 regional vote, straining left unity
The party of Health Minister Mónica García will run alone in the 2027 Madrid regional elections, rejecting a pact with Izquierda Unida despite both being partners in a new national left-wing alliance.
- Jun 13
Ione Belarra to lead Podemos’s Madrid campaign, joining left-wing assault on Ayuso in 2027
Podemos secretary general Ione Belarra announced she will head the party’s list for the 2027 Madrid regional election, branding incumbent Isabel Díaz Ayuso “an unbearable bad person” and accusing PSOE and Más Madrid of surrender.
- Jun 12
Spanish court orders Podemos leader Ione Belarra to pay €9,000 to retired judge for calling him corrupt on X
A Madrid court has ruled that Podemos secretary general Ione Belarra must pay €9,000 in damages to retired National Court judge Manuel García Castellón after she labelled him ‘corrupt’ and ‘prevaricator’ in a 2024 post on X. Belarra and senior party figures immediately denounced the ruling as a judicial attack on free speech and political criticism.
- Jun 11
PSOE and PP join forces to block Podemos proposal ending early retirement penalties for 40-year contributors
The Spanish Congress rejected a Podemos amendment on Thursday that would have removed coefficient reductions for early retirees who contributed for at least 40 years. The governing PSOE and opposition PP united to defeat the measure, sparking outrage among affected pensioners.
- Jun 1
Police officer investigated for pushing a 68-year-old retired teacher to the ground during an education strike protest in Valencia
Spain's National Police have opened a disciplinary case against an officer who violently pushed a 68-year-old retired teacher to the ground during a protest in Valencia, as an indefinite education strike enters its fourth week.
