Sumar accuses the Sánchez Government, of which they are a part, of being in "immobility" and demands that it be "brave" and approve the rent extension

the spokesperson for Sumar, Verónica Martínez Valiente, has urged the Sánchez Government to immediately approve the extension and freezing of rental contracts that expire this year

of february 12, 2026 at 09:31h
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During her speech in the Plenary session, Martínez Valiente (Sumar), pointed out that "stagnation" is the problem of the Executive and asked it not to hide anymore behind "parliamentary arithmetic" and to act against price increases. "Every day that passes is another sleepless night for those who fear losing their home," she warned, denouncing that increases of up to 50% are occurring in some rentals.Furthermore, the spokesperson for Sumar has requested to intervene in the housing market and confront the "ultrarich" and "vulture funds", and has mentioned the implementation of the 'Zucman tax', an annual 2% tax on large fortunes exceeding 100 million euros with which, as she has highlighted, up to 5.2 billion could be raised. Likewise, she has put forward other proposals such as the universal childcare benefit and has warned that the opportunity could be lost due to the far-right ascent if it is not promoted in this regardThe leader of Sumar has lashed out at PP and Vox, to whom she has attributed the **use of tragedies like the Adamuz train accident to gain political advantage**, marking distances compared to crisis management in previous popular governments. Although she has supported the work of minister Óscar Puente, she has insisted that **more investment be allocated to commuter and medium-distance rail instead of high-speed rail**. Finally, **she has asked the Government to abandon the X social network**—which she has called "a tool at the service of global fascism"—attempting to promote a European technological alliance that can strengthen digital sovereignty, and **she has warned Junts not to align with the right and the far-right**, as she considers it could harm them in the future

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