Vito Quiles is back in the spotlight after starring in a new confrontation with Irene Montero in the middle of the street. The collaborator of Estado de Alarma TV (EDATV), the media outlet directed by Javier Negre, approached the Podemos MEP and had an exchange with her in which housing and labor rights ended up becoming the main topics of discussion.
One of the most tense moments came when Montero questioned Quiles about his stance on police action. "Do you like police brutality?", she asked him, after referring to the actions of the agents and the baton blows, Vito Quiles replied: "The police only bother criminals".
The conversation then moved to the housing problem. Montero asked him if he didn't think it was good that people could have a home and brought up the Galapagar apartment. The MEP also reproached him for following and approaching her insistently: "You are harassing me all the time".
From housing to employment: the exchange of reproaches between Montero and Quiles
The exchange continued with the working conditions of the EDATV collaborator. "Are you exploited at your job?", Montero asked him. Vito Quiles replied: "It depends on the day", a response that the MEP used to question the political positions of those who support the right. "Ah, PP and Vox exploit workers", Montero replied, before reproaching him for working "for the defenders of the gentry".
In this way, the conversation ended up moving from housing and citizen security issues to working conditions and ideological differences between the two. Montero used the questions to confront the collaborator with the positions that, in her opinion, right-wing parties maintain regarding workers' rights.
From Irene Montero to Pablo Iglesias: a chain of confrontations before the cameras
It is not the first time that Irene Montero and Vito Quiles have met face to face. The Podemos MEP has starred in other exchanges with the communicator, who usually approaches political representatives to ask them questions about their positions and their public activity.
One of Quiles' most tense episodes featured Pablo Iglesias. In April 2025, during the presentation of the book Enemigos íntimos at the Taberna Garibaldi in Madrid, the former Vice President of the Government confronted the communicator after he asked him about alleged complaints of workplace harassment. Iglesias called him "provocateur" and even took his microphone and threw it to the ground.
The tension was repeated in February 2026, when Quiles again approached the founder of Podemos after a rally in Zaragoza. This time, the questions revolved around statements made by Montero about immigration. Iglesias tried to push the microphone away and called him "fascist" and "pig," while Quiles accused him of behaving like a bully.
Quiles' complaints and problems in Congress
Quiles' confrontations are not limited to Podemos leaders. In March 2026, the PSOE announced a complaint against him for alleged harassment of several senators and political analyst Sara Santaolalla after an event on equality held in the Senate. Santaolalla publicly reported having suffered a physical assault and announced legal action.
He also starred in an incident with Begoña Gómez, wife of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. At the end of April 2026, the wife of the head of the Executive filed a complaint for an altercation in a Madrid cafeteria, after Quiles approached to record her and ask her about the judicial investigation in which she is involved. The court subsequently dismissed the complaint, considering that the security camera images did not prove the existence of a crime.
His activity has also generated conflicts within Congress. The Association of Parliamentary Journalists and other professional organizations have questioned his way of acting as a communicator and have warned that his actions hinder the work of accredited journalists. Parliament opened disciplinary proceedings for various incidents and even temporarily withdrew his access accreditation. The new encounter with Irene Montero once again places Quiles at the center of controversy due to his confrontations with political representatives and reopens the debate on the limits between the exercise of journalism, political confrontation, and harassment of public figures.
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