Politics · Spain · 1 day ago
Comuns invites Gabriel Rufián to join a broad political front
Gerardo Pisarello, a spokesperson for Comuns, has invited Gabriel Rufián to join a broad political front being developed with other parties.
Rufián is the spokesperson for ERC in Spain’s Congress.
Pisarello said the two have spoken and share views, but that it would be legitimate for Rufián to run as ERC’s candidate.
If he does, Comuns says it will look for other ways to work with ERC and parties including Bildu and the BNG.
The proposed front aims to bring together forces from across Spain and, Pisarello said, go further than the policies of the PSOE.
Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has also invited Rufián to join, and several political groups have proposed that she lead the front.
Comuns says it will keep working towards an agreement until the deadline to register, but no final arrangement has been announced.
Comuns spokesperson Gerardo Pisarello invited Gabriel Rufián to join a proposed broad alliance, the Frente Amplio.
Pisarello said the invitation was open if Rufián saw value in a project with forces from across Spain.
He said Rufián could instead become ERC’s candidate, a choice Pisarello described as legitimate.
Pisarello said Comuns had spoken with Rufián and was open to working with ERC, Bildu and BNG.
He said the alliance should be broad and able to go beyond the policies of the PSOE.
- Who
- Comuns spokesperson Gerardo Pisarello invited ERC spokesperson Gabriel Rufián to join the proposed Frente Amplio.
- What
- Comuns renewed an invitation for Rufián to join the alliance. Pisarello said other forms of cooperation were possible if Rufián chose to be ERC’s candidate.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026. Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau had made the invitation on Friday.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Pisarello said the alliance should bring together forces from across Spain and respond to what he described as an exceptional situation, including the possibility of a government led by PP and Vox.
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If he is thinking that it makes sense to be part of a broad front with forces from across Spain, we believe it is important that he say so, that he put it forward, and, given that for many people in the rest of Spain he is a highly regarded name, we invite him to take this step
We are fully open to this possibility
We are convinced that we will reach a solution, to propose a tool that is up to the times
Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau invited Rufián to join the Frente Amplio.
Pisarello reiterated the invitation and said Comuns had held conversations with Rufián.
- Invitee
- Gabriel Rufián
- Inviting party
- Comuns
- Proposed alliance
- Frente Amplio
- Comuns spokesperson
- Gerardo Pisarello
- Other parties mentioned
- ERC, Bildu and BNG
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