The Frente Amplio has definitely changed the face of Sumar. From top to bottom. The alternative left coalition has undertaken a profound renewal of the candidates on the electoral lists beyond replacing Yolanda Díaz with Ada Colau. Only a few number ones repeat in the 51 constituencies where they attend and only nine of the 27 deputies who formed the parliamentary group of Congress appear. Likewise, the tone is the step back of Sumar's five ministers. Only Ernest Urtasun is a candidate, although in reality none of them, except Díaz, was a candidate in 2023.
Before going into those details, regarding the balance between parties, and based on the fact that the Frente Amplio is on its own or within other territorial alliances in 51 constituencies, the formation that leads the most electoral lists is Izquierda Unida (IU). Antonio Maíllo's men lead 29, more than half.
They are followed in quantity by Movimiento Sumar with seven, Comunes with four and Más Madrid with one. Of the rest of the provinces, Compromís heads two, Chunta two, Nueva Canarias one, Recortes Cero one and Podemos, within the Valencian alliance, another. Then there are two constituencies that have people not assigned to a specific acronym.
Regarding the very extensive renovation. The Broad Front breaks broadly with the Sumar stage. Urtasun is the only member of the recognizable coalition government to enter the lists. Pablo Bustinduy, Mónica García or Sira Rego will campaign but are not participating in any candidacy. Just like Yolanda Díaz, who has already announced her withdrawal from the front line and no one has yet clarified what her role and visibility will be during these elections.
Colau is the greatest exponent of this new stage. He is making his debut on a list and will act as leader of the candidacy. A role that is given for the first time in Barcelona as a member of Comunes.
Emilio Delgado (Más Madrid) also makes his debut on Congress lists and stands out as a great figure of the Frente Amplio in these elections as number one in the capital. Accompanying him are the national representatives of IU, Toni Valero, and Movimiento Sumar, Verónica Barbero. They are positions three and four on the Madrid list. In front of them is Tesh Sidi and, behind them, Eduardo Fernández Rubiño, both from Más Madrid.
Valero, Barbero and Tesh Sidi are three of the deputies from the last legislature who are repeating. Also doing so are Enrique Santiago, who moves from Córdoba to Seville, Lander Martínez (Vizcaya), Esther Gil de Reboleño (Cádiz), Júlia Boada (Girona) and the Compromís candidates Alberto Ibáñez and Àgueda Micó, who finished the term in the Mixed Group.
Among the most notable absences is that of Aina Vidal, co-spokesperson of the group and the Commons. Surprising because she has been one of the most prominent figures in the space in recent terms, but internal disputes between sectors left her out of the starting positions for Barcelona.
His partner Gerardo Pisarello does not repeat either, but in this case it is because he will be a candidate in the Barcelona municipal elections in May. Left out of the Broad Front is Yolanda Díaz's star signing in 2023, Agustín Santos, former Spanish ambassador to the UN, and who was her number two for Madrid.
Regarding the parties, IU has placed 29 of the 51 heads of the list in Congress, asserting its territorial implementation throughout Spain. It leads all of Andalusia except Cádiz, all of Castilla y León except Valladolid and it is full in Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura. The candidates from Asturias, Murcia, Navarra, Cantabria, La Rioja and the Basque provinces of Álava and Guipúzcoa are also his.
Among its candidates, Enrique Santiago, leader of the PCE, stands out, who is running this time for Seville after doing so last term for Córdoba. Reference must also be made to the activist Rafael Borrego for Málaga or Juan Ponte for Asturias.
Movimiento Sumar presents the numbers one from Cádiz, Vizcaya, Tenerife, La Coruña, Pontevedra, Lugo and Valladolid. For its part, Comunes tops the four provinces of Catalonia and Más Madrid leads the list in the capital. Within the alliance, Chunta Aragonesista heads Zaragoza and Huesca (the list has not been presented in Teruel) and Recortes Cero, Orense.
Within the territorial unity alliances, where there are more parties and where Podemos is part, Compromís occupies the first two positions in Valencia and leads the list in Castellón. Alicante is for Podemos. Més commands the Balearic Islands and Nueva Canarias is presented by Las Palmas.
