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Frente Amplio negotiates leadership for Spanish general elections

Spanish left-wing organizations are negotiating the formation of the Frente Amplio coalition ahead of the general elections scheduled for November 29. The alliance, which includes Izquierda Unida, Movimiento Sumar, Más Madrid, and Comuns, is currently debating its leadership and territorial list compositions.

Más Madrid has proposed a confederal model where Ada Colau, the former mayor of Barcelona, would lead the national candidacy and head the list in Barcelona. In exchange, the party seeks to have Mónica García, the Minister of Health, lead the electoral list in Madrid. While Comuns' executive largely supports Colau's leadership, negotiations remain ongoing to finalize the structure.

Podemos, which is not currently part of the core Frente Amplio group, has insisted that any unified candidacy must be decided through open primaries, proposing dates for October 14 and 15. This demand has created a point of tension, as other partners prefer direct agreements between organizations. Izquierda Unida has expressed a desire to include all transformative left-wing forces, including Podemos, in the final agreement.

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Ada Colau · Comuns · Frente Amplio · Irene Montero · Más Madrid · Mónica García · Podemos

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