The former mayor of Barcelona hints at her return to the political forefront with an eye on the general elections of 2027, according to eldebate.com. Her potential candidacy could resolve the leadership vacuum in Sumar.
The former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, is preparing her candidacy for the presidency of the Government for the general elections scheduled in 2027, as eldebate.com has learned. The former mayor of the Catalan capital from 2015 to 2023 has shown signs in recent weeks that she is working on her return to the political forefront.
Colau recently participated in several protests against evictions in Barcelona, where she was seen in front of the cameras, and in an interview on the Café de Ideas programme on RTVE Cataluña, hosted by Gemma Nierga, she hinted at her intentions. "If at any moment I am particularly useful, I could consider it," she stated, before adding: "I will do politics all my life."
Colau's potential candidacy would solve a problem for Sumar, the platform that still does not have a defined electoral name or candidate for the upcoming elections. The formation led by Yolanda Díaz has been disintegrating since 2023, with the defection of Podemos and the lack of enthusiasm from other partners like Compromís or Chunta Aragonesista, who have expressed their intention to run alone.
In Catalonia, the local brand of Sumar, the Comunes, has lost momentum. Despite Colau's defeat in the municipal elections of 2023, her party managed to be the second force in the general elections that year and contributed 7 decisive seats for the investiture of Pedro Sánchez. However, in the last European elections, the Comunes were surpassed in Catalonia by Podemos.
The former mayor was replaced in the candidacy for the mayoralty of Barcelona by Gerardo Pisarello, currently in the Congress Table. Polls predict a collapse of the Comunes in the upcoming municipal elections, which could accelerate Colau's return to state politics.
From the PSOE, the risk posed by Colau has been quickly identified. The activist defeated the socialists twice in Barcelona, in 2015 and 2019, and in 2016, her party even won the general elections in Catalonia. The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has responded to Colau's attacks on the housing issue: "No leftist lessons whatsoever."
Colau maintains a good relationship with the Minister of Health, Mónica García, which could facilitate a potential convergence ahead of the 2027 elections. The news, reported by eldebate.com, positions the former mayor as a key player in the alternative left's strategy for the upcoming general elections.
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