The Commons also support Rufián's plurinational front and support a Sumar coalition with Colau.

Conflent MeadowGabriel Rufián revolutionized the Spanish (and Catalan) left at the end of July, when he launched a proposal that not even his party supports: that the plurinational and left-wing forces form a united front in the upcoming Spanish elections to prevent a PP and Vox government. The leadership of Esquerra has closed the door, as have Podemos and Compromís. Sumar also distanced itself from the issue, asserting that it is "difficult" for them to see themselves on the same ticket as a party, ERC, that voted against Yolanda Díaz's labor reform. In Catalonia, the Comunes are also unconcerned with the Republican spokesperson's approach in Madrid. In an interview with ACN this Monday, party co-coordinator Candela López called for avoiding "false debates of understanding" with ERC at the national level, a debate that she believes only provokes "discredit and distrust."

For the Comunes leader and member of Congress, the priority right now is to "consolidate" the bloc to the left of the PSOE. In his opinion, this involves revalidating the Sumar alliance, despite the crisis in the party following the break with Podemos, the division of Més Compromís with the move of Àgueda Micó to the mixed group and the doubts about the continuity of the Més per Mallorca deputy in the group (The party assembly decided to postpone the decision). Faced with this alphabet soup, the Comuns propose to open a new era counting on the "invaluable leadership" that has led to the greatest successes of the space in recent years. And this is where López has put the name of Ada Colau on the table.

The former mayor of Barcelona is now president of the Common Sense Foundation and, although she has shied away from the limelight in recent months, she has not definitively closed the door to returning to the political frontline. The other name that López has proposed is that of Irene Montero, vetoed by Yolanda Díaz on the lists for the 2023 general elections following the controversy over the law of only yes is yesPodemos has already said it wants her to be its candidate for the next Spanish elections, and now the leader of the Comuns party in Catalonia—along with the other co-coordinator, Gemma Tarafa—has lifted the veto.

Pisarello's thesis

He No López's emphatic stance contrasts with the voices within the Commons who have expressed support for exploring formulas like the one advocated by Rufián to confront the far right. One of them is the Commons spokesperson and Congressman Gerardo Pisarello, that in an article in the NOW He advocated raising this debate seriously within the State: "It's not just Gabriel Rufián who thinks so. Building bridges of trust between the Republican left would inspire hope in many people who no longer believe that any single party can stop the Trumps and Mileis of our time," he stated. In fact, Barcelona En Comú has also opted to strengthen alliances between the left in view of 2027 (particularly with ERC and the CUP) to establish itself as a governing alternative to the PSC. It is no coincidence, in this sense, that Pisarello's name has gained strength in recent conversations as a possible candidate for mayor of Barcelona.