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Iván Redondo Launches ‘El Manual’ in Madrid, Says He Is Ready to Return to Politics

The packed, cross‑party launch marked his first public account of a heart condition he says he has overcome.

Overview

  • Redondo, the former chief of staff to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, presented El Manual Monday at Madrid’s Teatro Bellas Artes in a conversation with journalist Susanna Griso.
  • He said doctors at the prime minister’s complex found a congenital heart defect in 2020, and he now says he has fully recovered after surgery.
  • He told the audience he is ready to return to frontline politics if the moment comes, citing a sense of public service.
  • The event drew a broad mix of figures from the Royal Household, regional and local leaders, national officials, and media personalities, with about 500 people filling the theater.
  • Published by Contraluz of Grupo Anaya, the book blends memoir and field guide from his San Sebastián roots through his 2018–2021 Moncloa tenure, stressing a method for engineering “improbable” wins.