Politics · Spain · 3 hrs ago
Frente Amplio and Podemos to run separately in most Spanish regions
Frente Amplio and Podemos will run separately in most constituencies in Spain’s 29 November general election.
The groups reached agreements to run together only in the Canary Islands and the Valencian Community, alongside other parties.
They will compete separately in Madrid and Catalonia, after failing to agree on joint lists there.
Frente Amplio offered Podemos priority places on its lists in those regions, while Podemos said accepting would break its agreement with Catalan party ERC.
Irene Montero will lead Podemos’s Madrid list, while Emilio Delgado will head Frente Amplio’s list there.
Ada Colau will lead Frente Amplio’s Barcelona list and is the coalition’s candidate for prime minister.
The split ends negotiations between the groups, which had sought a wider agreement before the deadline to register electoral coalitions.
Frente Amplio and Podemos will run separately in most Spanish electoral districts in the general election on 29 November.
The parties have reached joint candidacy agreements in the Canary Islands and the Valencian Community.
Frente Amplio offered Podemos priority positions on its lists in Madrid and Catalonia, but Podemos rejected the proposal.
Podemos said it wanted Madrid and Catalonia excluded from negotiations to preserve its alliance with ERC.
Ada Colau will lead Frente Amplio’s list in Barcelona, while Irene Montero will lead Podemos’s list in Madrid.
- Who
- Frente Amplio and Podemos, two Spanish political groupings.
- What
- They will run separately in most districts in the general election, with joint candidacies in the Canary Islands and the Valencian Community.
- When
- The election is scheduled for 29 November 2026.
- Where
- Spain, including Madrid and Catalonia, where the parties will run separately.
- Why
- They did not agree on the terms of a broader coalition. Podemos said it wanted to preserve its alliance with ERC.
Frente Amplio
Podemos
Madrid and Catalonia
Frente Amplio
Offered Podemos priority positions on the lists in both regions.
Podemos
Wanted Madrid and Catalonia excluded from the agreement negotiations.
Coalition negotiations
Frente Amplio
Said it had presented options without red lines and sought a broad agreement that included Podemos in representation and decision-making.
Podemos
Proposed agreements in other territories while maintaining its alliance with ERC in Catalonia.
The first agreements were reached, including a Podemos agreement with parties in the Canary Islands and a separate Frente Amplio alliance in Aragón.
Frente Amplio offered Podemos priority list positions in Madrid and Catalonia.
Podemos rejected the offer, saying acceptance would break its alliance with ERC.
The deadline to register electoral coalitions passed, and Frente Amplio confirmed it would run separately from Podemos in most territories.
- Election date
- 29 November 2026
- Joint candidacies
- Canary Islands and Valencian Community
- Madrid
- Irene Montero will lead Podemos’s list; Emilio Delgado will lead Frente Amplio’s list.
- Barcelona
- Ada Colau will lead Frente Amplio’s list.
- District count
- 20minutos reports that the left will appear on a single ballot in 5 of 52 constituencies.
3 sources
Frente Amplio y Podemos irán por separado en la mayoría de territorios, incluido Madrid y Cataluña
Estos son los acuerdos territoriales cerrados en las izquierdas para las elecciones del 29-N
La izquierda fracasa en su búsqueda de la unidad: Frente Amplio y Podemos solo irán juntos en Canarias y Comunidad Valenciana
What people are saying
We would have liked to reach a global agreement with Podemos. An inclusive agreement that gave it rights in the coalition, representation, resources and a role in decision-making.
We have put forward every option without red lines. They did not want to accept the proposal. They have that right. We are 15 organisations. We wanted to be 16. One did not want to join. We will go ahead with those who are here.
We propose that Catalonia, where Comuns and ERC will compete, and Madrid, the constituency where the existence or absence of agreements does not penalise the vote, be treated as special cases that do not prevent agreements in the rest of the territories.