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Barcelona PSC Councillor Lluís Rabell Resigns From City Council Over Health Reasons

His seat will pass to commissioner Sara Belbeida at the February plenary.

Overview

  • Barcelona City Hall announced the resignation in an official communiqué, stating the move will be formalized this month.
  • Sara Belbeida, the commissioner for Citizen Relations and Cultural and Religious Diversity, is designated to assume Rabell’s functions.
  • The change affects key areas Rabell led during this mandate, including the Neighborhoods Plan, Participation and Democratic Innovation, Education and Older People, and Democratic Memory.
  • Rabell also served as the councillor for the Horta-Guinardó district during this term.
  • He previously stepped back from political activity for health reasons in November 2023 and returned to his posts in March 2024, after which he was serving as a PSC councillor recruited to the 2023 list by Jaume Collboni and bringing a background as FAVB president and a 2015 regional candidate with Catalunya Sí Que Es Pot.