The MEP and political secretary of Podemos, Irene Montero, has expressed her conviction that future alliances in the left-wing space will end up being configured “by their own weight” and has defended that there is a clear demand for progressive policies to curb the advance of the right. In her opinion, this need is especially visible in communities such as Castilla y León, where —she has denounced— public healthcare has been “destroyed”.
Montero made these statements this Saturday in Valladolid, during her participation in a rally in defense of public healthcare. There she was asked about the reconfiguration process of the political space to the left of the PSOE, following the moves promoted by Sumar, Izquierda Unida, Comuns, and Más Madrid to assert their role in that area.
The leader of Podemos has downplayed the internal debates and insisted that the fundamental thing is that "there are many people who want a left-wing party": a left-wing party that defends public healthcare and education, that promotes feminist policies, and that acts to lower the price of food. "For that, they can count on Podemos," she stated.
According to Montero, his party will focus its efforts on maintaining a presence both in the streets and in institutions to guarantee policies that make "life dignified" for the majority of society. In that context, he has lamented the deterioration of public services and the increase in the cost of living in territories such as Castilla y León.
Regarding the possibility of integrating into a new unitary platform, the MEP has avoided specifying and has reiterated that the formulas adopted by the left "will end up falling by their own weight." The relevant thing, she concluded, is that there is a citizenry that demands a solid progressive alternative to the right.
