Overview
- In Málaga on Friday, Spain’s main unions led the May Day march as left leaders Yolanda Díaz and María Jesús Montero used the rally to press housing and workers’ rights while urging votes in the May 17 Andalusian election.
- CC.OO. and UGT said Málaga was chosen for the main demonstration before the snap election was called, yet their message focused on wages, public services and soaring rents that have become central to the campaign.
- The left targeted the PP during the rally, with Díaz accusing Andalusian president Juanma Moreno of mishandling public health and Maíllo warning of rollbacks in worker protections, while Montero framed public services as a “deferred salary” that needs defending.
- Moreno largely sidestepped the fresh Supreme Court testimony by businessman Víctor de Aldama about alleged commissions tied to past national public works and kept his focus on showcasing regional transport and infrastructure delivery.
- In Argentina, Governor Alfredo Cornejo opened Mendoza’s legislative year with a stronger bloc after deals with libertarian and Petri-aligned lawmakers and announced a Tren de Cercanías extension to Luján de Cuyo along with new road works, even as a separate Mar del Plata case saw a 19-year-old under house arrest moved to intensive care and investigators probe how the shooting occurred without electronic monitoring in place.