The Podemos candidate for the elections, Irene Montero, has denounced "police violence" and "repression" against informational pickets in the first hours of the general strike called for this Wednesday, November 11, and has reminded that "strikes and pickets are rights."
In a message disseminated on X, Irene Montero stated that "police violence endangers workers who exercise these rights. Enough repression."
La huelga y los piquetes son derechos. La violencia policial pone en peligro a los trabajadores que ejercen esos derechos. Basta de represión. https://t.co/sEi3bHd8zb
— Irene Montero (@IreneMontero) November 11, 2026
Ione Belarra's criticism of the device in Madrid's EMT
For her part, the general secretary of Podemos, Ione Belarra, has criticized the "violent and disproportionate police operation" deployed in the depots of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) of Madrid, "with charges and gas to prevent general strike pickets".
"Shame!" exclaimed the leader of the purple party on social media, in an assessment in which she criticized the police operation in Madrid.
Presence of Montero and Belarra in Entrevías
Both Irene Montero, Podemos candidate for the 29N elections, and Ione Belarra have traveled early to participate in a picket at the EMT Entrevías Operations Center, within the framework of the general strike called for this day.
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