Overview
- The national council, which met Thursday, approved the Frente Amplio/Comuns candidate lists by 59% with 31% against and 10% abstaining and placed Ada Colau first, Ernest Urtasun second and Júlia Miralles third on the Barcelona list.
- Aina Vidal was left off the congressional lists and will not seek re-election to the Congress but will continue as party spokesperson and take an active role in the campaign.
- The council session lasted up to five hours and included dozens of interventions as members challenged the list process over Barcelona's heavy representation and the absence of primary votes.
- Only two of the seven current Comuns deputies appear on the new candidacies—Júlia Boada and Viviane Ogou, with Ogou placed seventh on Barcelona's list—reducing continuity and increasing the risk the party will not match its 2023 seven seats.
- The dispute follows Ada Colau's recent decision to lead the national list and comes as other senior figures shift roles, including Gerardo Pisarello stepping back from Congress to focus on a 2027 mayoral bid, a change that could deepen territorial tensions and affect Comuns' standing with Sumar.