MADRID, 17 (ANSA) – The flamboyant mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau enshrined in front of a made up can coalition, withdrew the candidacy of the city for the Olympic Winter Games in 2026.
“There are priorities and not enough consensus among the population,” said Colau in dialogue with the Catalan press after the vicealdalde, Gerardo Pisarello, confirm the decision publicly through the newspaper La Vanguardia.
Colau, former leader of the Occupy movement and founder of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgage in Barcelona in 2009, won in the municipal elections of May 24. During his campaign he said on several occasions that its platform argued for a policy of “development with a human face” of the city and the revision of large building projects and infrastructure in Barcelona.
Colau also expressed their opposition to the tourist invasion of the city center which caused riots among the inhabitants of different neighborhoods. (ANSA). CEF-RFL / MAR
17.06.2015 21:48
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