Politics · Spain · 2 hrs ago
PSOE spokesperson Montse Mínguez resigns after controversy over partner’s properties
Montse Mínguez resigned as PSOE spokesperson and from her other party roles after days of criticism.
The controversy followed reports that her partner owns 30 rental properties and has carried out evictions.
The issue drew attention because the PSOE has campaigned against large property owners who rent out homes.
Mínguez had been chosen to lead the party’s candidate list in Lleida, in Catalonia, for Spain’s November 29 elections.
Pedro Sánchez said he regretted her decision and that she had told him she was leaving for personal reasons; he said he had been in contact with her by message while in Brussels.
Sánchez said Mínguez had been under severe personal strain and criticized what he called lines crossed in attacks on people in politics and their families.
Cristina Morón was named to replace Mínguez as the PSOE’s lead candidate in Lleida.
PSOE spokesperson Montse Mínguez resigned from all her party posts on Friday after controversy over her partner’s property business.
Reports said her partner had 30 rental flats and had carried out several evictions.
Mínguez had been selected the previous day to lead the PSOE list for Congress in Lleida province.
Pedro Sánchez said he regretted her departure and described her as an excellent spokesperson.
Cristina Morón was selected to replace Mínguez as the lead candidate in Lleida.
- Who
- Montse Mínguez, the PSOE spokesperson and a party deputy, resigned.
- What
- She left all her party posts following controversy over her partner’s property holdings.
- When
- Friday, 16 October 2026.
- Where
- Spain; the reports concern her PSOE roles and the Lleida provincial election list.
- Why
- The decision followed criticism after reports said her partner had 30 rental flats and had carried out several evictions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Artículo 14 reported that Mínguez’s partner had a property business, 30 rental flats and had carried out several evictions.
Mínguez was selected to lead the PSOE list for Congress in Lleida province.
Mínguez announced she was resigning from all her party posts.
The PSC electoral commission ratified Cristina Morón as the replacement candidate for Lleida.
- Resignation
- Mínguez left all her PSOE posts
- Property portfolio
- 30 rental flats
- Partner’s reported property investments
- €6.2 million
- PSOE spokesperson
- Held since July 2025
- Replacement candidate
- Cristina Morón
- Lleida list
- Mínguez had been selected the previous day as its lead candidate
3 sources
Sánchez lamenta la dimisión de Mínguez y dice que “estaba rota”: “La política maltrata a veces a buenas personas”
Dimite Montse Mínguez, la portavoz del PSOE, tras la polémica de los "30 pisos" de su pareja
La portavoz del PSOE, Montse Mínguez, dimite acorralada por los negocios inmobiliarios de su pareja
What people are saying
Politics sometimes mistreats good people.
When she told me they were personal reasons, I could only support her, respect her, but regret that we are losing a great colleague and a great asset to the party.
with a clear conscience, my head held high