Catalan left leads to Ada Colau mayor of Barcelona – El Universal (Venezuela)

Barcelona, ​​España.- The antidesahucios Ada Colau activist, leader of a left platform related to the movement of the “outraged “will be invested this Saturday as the new mayor of Barcelona by an absolute majority with the support of the Socialists and independence left in Catalonia, reported these formations.

Both the Socialist Party and the pro-independence left-wing Republican Left of Catalonia ( ERC), second regional force, announced Friday his vote for the investiture of Colau, Barcelona in common, which thus ensures his election as mayor despite his short electoral victory, with 11 councilors out of a total of 41

, noted AFP.

“We will vote for the investiture of Ada Colau liability and because we believe in the sum of people committed to social justice, progress and wellness, “said Alfred Bosch Friday, municipal leader of ERC, which has five councilors.

” The council of the Socialist Party in Barcelona supported the proposal to vote on the investiture of Ada Colau “announced on Twitter his candidate Jaume Collboni, with four councilors.

These nine votes with one small separatist party illiberal CUP, will ensure the most 21 councilors who on Saturday will make Colau the first woman to head the second Spanish city.

Although the government Colau, 41, was taken for granted after the elections, the conservative Popular Party (in power in Spain) even proposed a pact among four games to keep Barcelona out “the capital of the anti”.

The strategy needed the support of centrist Citizens, the Socialists and the conservative nationalist still mayor Xavier Trias, who won ten o’clock councilors and conservatives who demanded surrender their independence thesis.

The proposal fell on deaf ears soon, leaving the way to the “indignant” candidate to take over in this city. Still, with seven forces on full municipal and short majority, seek to close Colau stable agreements or even socialists and pro-independence government.

“We will continue working to ensure that this is the beginning of a path dialogue and agreements to make this a stable government as possible, “said Colau Friday.

The future mayor has prepared a plan against inequalities in the city that includes the suspension of evictions , reduced energy rates or setting a minimum income of 600 euros. But you need to apply a majority, for now, is not guaranteed.