Ada Colau celebrates support for the general housing strike on 11N and points to Ayuso for insulting unions: "Today she is nervous"

The candidate of the Broad Front for the Presidency of the Government, Ada Colau, celebrated this Wednesday the follow-up of the general strike for housing and wages and pointed to Isabel Díaz Ayuso for her insults to the unions. The former president of Barcelona believes that the president of Madrid is trying to "divert attention" from a mobilization that, in her opinion, responds to the discomfort over housing prices and inequality.

"Today the spotlight is on the people who are mobilizing and on the unions," Colau defended in an intervention on 'Mañaneros 360', on TVE. The candidate thanked the work of tenant organizations and trade unions in recent weeks and expressed her conviction that the strike will be a success throughout Spain.

Colau stated that in Catalonia there is talk of a follow-up exceeding 80%. This figure was attributed by the candidate to the data she was hearing during the morning, while the unions continue to gather information on a day whose follow-up is uneven depending on the territory and sector. CCOO and UGT highlighted the impact of the first shifts, especially in industry and ports.

The candidate recalled that the Government has approved improvements such as minimum wage increases, but believes that institutions must do more in the face of a housing crisis that is absorbing the income of many families. "Houses have to be for living, not for speculating," she defended.

In her speech, she also remembered Maricarmen Abascal, who died after being evicted from her home in Madrid, and Olga, who died in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Colau linked this Wednesday's mobilization to the need to change the rules that, in her opinion, allow abuses in the real estate market.

Colau reproaches Ayuso for her attacks while the Broad Front takes to the streets

Colau's response comes after Ayuso asked Alberto Núñez Feijóo on Tuesday to end "union trash". The Broad Front candidate believes that the regional president of Madrid is "nervous" and is trying to divert attention from her housing policies. She also reproached her for the purchase of a penthouse worth more than six million euros with public money.

The property was acquired by the public company Planifica Madrid for its possible institutional use. The operation sparked a strong controversy and the regional government later announced its sale. Ayuso has denied having given the order to buy and has defended that the apartment is part of Madrid's heritage.

The Broad Front has suspended its ordinary pre-campaign events to support the strike. Colau plans to attend the demonstration in Barcelona, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the Jardinets de Gràcia. In Madrid, the coalition's candidate for the province, Emilio Delgado, plans to participate in a picket line with MEP Estrella Galán and representatives of La France Insoumise.

In the afternoon, Delgado will join the march that starts at 6:00 p.m. from Atocha with the spokesperson for Más Madrid in the City Council, Rita Maestre; the party's regional spokesperson, Manuela Bergerot; and the federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida, Antonio Maíllo. Más Madrid has also opened its headquarters in the capital and Móstoles as refreshment points for people participating in the strike.