Movimiento Sumar names Gloria Alonso for Vigo mayoralty

Movimiento Sumar Galicia has announced Gloria Alonso as its candidate for the mayoralty of Vigo for the 2027 municipal elections. Alonso’s platform focuses heavily on housing, proposing to declare Vigo a stressed residential market zone, implementing rent regulations, and expanding the public housing stock. Her program includes the creation of a Municipal Housing and Land Office to increase city intervention in the sector.

On a broader level, Movimiento Sumar has selected Verónica Martínez Barbero, the party’s spokesperson in Congress, to lead its electoral representation within the Frente Amplio coalition. This decision follows complex negotiations among various political allies regarding candidate selection and party influence. The party’s leadership approved Barbero’s candidacy with 98% support, emphasizing a need for discretion during the coalition-building process.