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Lorena Roldán to Vacate Senate Seat as PP Catalan Leadership Shifts

Feijóo's call for fresh Catalan representation has prompted the PP to vet Juan Milián, Pere Lluís Huguet or Daniel Sirera for the vacant Senate seat

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Lorena Roldán y Alejandro Fernández, en 2021

Overview

  • Lorena Roldán formally signaled her intention to resign from her Senate seat to focus on her role as deputy spokesperson in the Catalan Parliament.
  • The decision follows a direct request from PP president Alberto Núñez Feijóo after the party’s July congress aimed at diversifying Catalan representation.
  • The PP is reviewing potential successors for Roldán’s seat with candidates such as Juan Milián, Pere Lluís Huguet and Daniel Sirera under consideration.
  • Daniel Sirera and Juan Fernández have been appointed to the PP’s national executive committee as representatives of the Catalan branch.
  • Juan Milián has been tapped by Feijóo to join the PP’s board of directors, reinforcing the party’s Catalan leadership renewal.