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Sumar Calls Extraordinary Assembly After Andalusian Elections to Choose New Leadership

The step follows Yolanda Díaz’s exit from contention.

Overview

  • The party’s Coordinating Group formally approved convening a III Assembly to be held after the Andalusian elections, with timing signaled for June to late summer and the exact date still to be set.
  • Delegates will elect a new leadership and update political documents, opening a post‑Díaz contest as sectors push to replace current coordinator Lara Hernández.
  • Parliamentary spokesperson Verónica Barbero is identified by party sources as a driving force behind the process, though people close to her say she is not seeking the coordinator post, and media accounts differ on whether Ernest Urtasun is in the frame.
  • Leaders endorsed a four‑axis roadmap that prioritizes government action, work toward a broad electoral tool with IU, Más Madrid and Comuns, internal development including a new youth spokesperson, and the preparatory phase for the assembly.
  • Sumar highlights recent leverage in the coalition government after its five ministers refused to back an initial decree until housing measures were included, resulting in a rental‑contract extension that the party says will protect nearly three million people.