The ERC group leader Gabriel Rufián, who was originally supposed to lead the new left-wing platform, spoke of a failure in a "historical moment." #Spanien #Linksallianz #Wahlen2026 (translated)
Electomanía published on October 18 an ElectoPanel that placed the PP at 31.8% and 134 seats, the PSOE at 27.1% and 111, and Vox at 18.9% and 62. According to the panel, Frente Amplio obtained 4.9% and 7 seats; ERC, 2.1% and 8; and Podemos, 2% and 1. Comp-FV appeared with 1.3% and 3 seats. Electomanía indicated that ERC and Frente Amplio were yielding to the PSOE and that Podemos was at the limit. It also indicated a PC score of 7.9/10. https://t.co/xFJ4JcD62l https://t.co/eqFmoClTu6 #Elecciones2023 #PolíticaEspañola #ResultadosElectorales (translated)
Pablo Echenique stated that the PSOE media supported the Broad Front and claimed that the PSOE had asked Rufián to break with ERC to be a candidate for that coalition. He also said that the PSOE had agreed to give him several positions in the Senate and wondered if the party would run in the elections on November 29 with two ballots. #PSOE #FrenteAmplio #Elecciones29N (translated)
Pablo Echenique pointed out that, according to an article from IamRGR1 that he shared, Gabriel Rufián had received contacts from the PSOE to lead the Broad Front and leave ERC. He added that the PSOE was pulling strings to promote that initiative, as he believes they had done before with Errejón and Sumar. https://t.co/fGo0clPh31 #PSOE #FrenteAmplio #ERC (translated)
Gabriel Rufián, spokesperson for ERC, apologizes for the ridicule of the left in its attempt at unity and asks voters to go to the polls on November 29, even if they are disillusioned or angry, warning of the advance of the PP and Vox. #Elecciones29N #IzquierdaUnida #GabrielRufián (translated)
The polls leading up to the general elections on November 29 in Catalonia indicate that the PSC is the favorite, followed by ERC, while Vox would surpass the PP, and both Junts and the Comuns would experience significant drops in electoral support. #EleccionesCataluña #PSC #ERC (translated)
ERC and Comuns, despite attempts at rapprochement, maintain a conflictive relationship marked by memories of past betrayals and disagreements that have perpetuated an atmosphere of distrust and rivalry within the Catalan left. #ERC #Comuns #Cataluña (translated)
Gabriel Rufián, spokesperson for ERC in Congress, spoke on Friday of failure unambiguously. #UniónIzquierda #Elecciones2026 #FrenteAmplio (translated)
While Podemos was celebrating its State Citizen Council, the highest body between assemblies, Irene Montero took ownership of the apologies for the lack of agreement that the ERC candidate, Gabriel Rufián, had already expressed, to whose image the purple party has repeatedly clung. #UnidadIzquierda #Elecciones2026 #Podemos (translated)
Irene Montero has acknowledged that the negotiations between the leftist parties have been insufficient for many people and has adopted the apologies of the ERC spokesman in Congress, Gabriel Rufián, for the "spectacle" presented during the conversations. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #EleccionesGenerales (translated)
"Podemos has worked tirelessly these weeks to achieve the broadest possible nominations. Although we have not gone as far as we would have liked, we are satisfied to have reached a historic cooperation agreement with ERC. Because they are the two most reliable people when it comes to standing up to the right." In the same vein, Belarra has said that "the working people" must vote for "the only people" who can "really stand up to the right," Irene Montero and Gabriel Rufián. #Podemos #IreneMontero #GabrielRufián (translated)
I think this operation will take its toll on ERC and that Comuns, who were quite weak, may recover some momentum. In other words, Rufián has killed it, but it won't come cheap for Esquerra. The campaign is simple: "We voted in favor of the Labor Reform and the repeal of the gag law. And you, Gabriel?" (translated)
Ester Muñoz stated that even the socialists themselves did not believe Iván Redondo or Tezanos. She also criticized the possibility of integrating a losing PSOE into a radical left that she described as fractured, and argued that Podemos, ERC, and Bildu would be left out and that the group would have little more to contribute. Muñoz said that together they had signed the worst eight years and that the Spaniards were living worse. #Política #PSOE #España (translated)
The disagreement between Gabriel Rufián and the Left-Wing Coalition reignites the historical tensions between ERC and the Comuns due to their electoral competition, differences regarding the model of state, and the difficulty in achieving a joint left-wing candidacy in Catalonia. #Cataluña #Izquierda #ERC (translated)
Gabriel Rufián, who advocates for the unity of the left against the far-right, feels trapped in his party ERC while navigating internal tensions and seeking strategic alliances, despite his growing popularity among voters. #GabrielRufián #UnidadIzquierdas #ERC (translated)
"I ask you not to give up, that we have not come to surrender," Colau demanded of the ERC spokesperson from Zaragoza. #EleccionesGenerales #FrenteAmplio #Podemos (translated)
The operation to unite on the left fails, as Podemos and the Broad Front will only run jointly in the Community of Valencia and the Canary Islands on November 29, while in Madrid they will go separately and in Catalonia they will support ERC instead of Ada Colau. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #UniónDeLaIzquierda (translated)
Podemos has rejected the Frente Amplio's offer for a state pact, insisting on focusing on agreements in 11 autonomous communities, excluding Madrid and Catalonia, while maintaining its collaboration with ERC. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #AcuerdosPolíticos (translated)
Fernando H. Valls wrote that there was anger within Podemos and stated that Comunes, IU, and Más Madrid were calling to break the agreement with Rufián and ERC to unblock deals in other territories. The journalist deemed that option unfeasible. #Podemos #PolíticaEspañola #AcuerdoPolítico (translated)
Pablo Echenique stated that what was sent by the Broad Front implied that Podemos would break its agreement with ERC. In response to Daniel, he maintained that it was not an ambitious offer, but a media maneuver to blame the other party, and said it was drafted to be leaked, as had happened. He called it "old" politics. #política #FrenteAmplio #Podemos (translated)
