The head of the list for the Frente Amplio in the general elections, Ada Colau, has accused the Vox candidate, Santiago Abascal, of acting like a "cowardly right-winger" after refusing to attend an interview that content creator Jordi Wild had granted.
In an interview this Thursday on Catalunya Ràdio, Colau criticized that Vox representatives are, according to her, "apparently very brave in accusing the weakest and most vulnerable people in society as a whole," but that, when it comes to explaining their positions to the public, they prefer to do so only in spaces they can completely control.
The candidate stated that she herself submitted to Jordi Wild's questions, in a conversation she described as very tough, and maintained that Abascal "should feel more comfortable" in that podcast than she did.
"He trusts his argumentation skills very little"
Ada Colau stressed that it is "especially incomprehensible" to her that the Vox leader does not dare to go, and added that this decision shows that "he trusts his argumentation skills very little."
According to the leader of the Frente Amplio, Jordi Wild's approaches are closer to those of Santiago Abascal than to hers, an appreciation she used to insist that the Vox leader should have accepted the invitation.
Criticism of the PSOE for housing and inequality
The former mayor of Barcelona also reproached the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for being "too triumphalist" when assessing Spain's economic results, although she acknowledged that there are aspects that have been done well, including some measures promoted by Sumar.
Colau insisted, however, that problems such as inequality remain unresolved, partly due to the housing crisis, and placed this issue at the center of the political debate.
Asked if housing measures would be a red line for a future government with the socialists, the candidate replied that they would be an "essential line" and assured that she would work tirelessly to approve laws that incorporate the demands raised in this Wednesday's general strike.
The general strike and negotiations with other forces
Colau defined the mobilization as a "turning point" and argued that citizen organization can become a useful lever to promote changes in institutions, hand in hand with formations such as the Frente Amplio.
In that context, she accused the PSOE of dragging its feet on housing matters.
Regarding the words of the head of the Junts list, Míriam Nogueras, who stated that with her there would be no minister named Abascal nor a minister named Colau, the leader of the Frente Amplio replied that she is concerned that Junts "in recent times has become accustomed to always voting with Vox and PP in Congress."
As for the failed negotiations for the current head of the ERC list, Gabriel Rufián, to lead a left-wing list, Colau assured that she is very clear that her adversaries are PP and Vox, and made it clear that now they will not find her arguing with the left, while calling for collaboration among the different progressive candidacies.
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