Politics · Spain · 14 hrs ago
Rufián and Montero call for a left-wing alliance to pressure Spain’s PSOE
ERC’s Gabriel Rufián and Podemos’s Irene Montero campaigned together in Barcelona ahead of Spain’s coming general election.
They said the left should work together to pressure the PSOE, the governing party, rather than simply join it.
They want a government to make lowering rents its first priority and to ban property speculation.
Montero also called for taking homes from investment funds, raising the minimum wage and shortening the working week.
Both criticised the Frente Amplio, an alliance that includes Comuns, Más Madrid, Sumar and Izquierda Unida, arguing it would not solve problems on its own.
Rufián said pressure from left-wing and regional parties could push the PSOE to pass measures for ordinary people.
The election is about five weeks away, and the proposed measures would depend on the parties having enough support to form a government.
Gabriel Rufián and Irene Montero called for a left-wing alliance to pressure Spain’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) after the next general election.
They spoke at a campaign rally in Nou Barris, Barcelona, under the slogan “Home, life, future”.
They said a government supported by their alliance should make lowering rents a priority and curb housing speculation.
They also criticised the Frente Amplio, saying it would not solve problems by itself because it was too similar to the PSOE.
Rufián and Montero are candidates for Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) and Podemos, respectively.
- Who
- Gabriel Rufián of ERC and Irene Montero of Podemos.
- What
- They called for a left-wing alliance to pressure the PSOE and criticised the Frente Amplio.
- When
- 24 October 2026. The general election was due in 36 days, according to La Vanguardia.
- Where
- Nou Barris, Barcelona, Spain.
- Why
- They said pressure from the left was needed to secure policies including lower rents and action against housing speculation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rufián and Montero held a joint campaign rally in Nou Barris, Barcelona.
La Vanguardia reported that the general election was approaching.
- Candidates
- Gabriel Rufián for ERC; Irene Montero for Podemos
- Rally location
- Nou Barris, Barcelona
- Rally attendance
- Close to 2,000 people, according to La Vanguardia
- Campaign slogan
- Casa, vida, futuro (“Home, life, future”)
- Proposed rent policy
- Lower rents and prohibit speculation, if their alliance had enough support
- Proposed working hours
- Montero called for a 30-hour working week and a minimum wage of €1,800 per month
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