Spain: Yolanda Diath resigns from the Sumar leadership, after the disappointing results of the European elections

Yolanda Diath, Spain’s second vice-president and leader of the far-left Sumar movement, announced today that she is stepping down as its leader, following its poor performance in the European elections, which the right won. I have decided to step down from the post of coordinator of Sumar, said Diath, who will however retain her position in the executive secretariat of the movement. “The citizens have spoken and I accept the consequences,” he initially declared before continuing. “It is necessary to start a debate” within Sumar, which since last year has included almost all the far-left parties, “and with this decision, I give the kick-off,” said Diath, who is the labor minister in the government of Pedro Sánchez. . The Spanish far-left retreated in yesterday’s European elections and in total elected only five MEPs, from six it had in 2019, against the background of the quarrels between Sumar and Podemos. Sumar elected 3 MEPs and the second, the historical party of the radical left, only 2. […]
Source: News Beast

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