Discreet, from the inner workings of the party and a staunch supporter of Colau, the new Comuns councilor is known within the organization, but until now has maintained a low public profile. Tania Rodillos (Manresa, 1978) relief This Wednesday, Janet Sanz, Ada Colau's former second-in-command, was present at Barcelona City Hall. She has long held an important role within Comuns and Barcelona en Comú, where she joined the executive committee in 2020. In fact, she is responsible for the party's organization and territory, a key area, and until now she had been an advisor at the Barcelona Provincial Council. When did she become politically active? In a conversation with ARA, she explains that she became an activist within the Podemos and Comuns movement right after the 15M movement, a time she acknowledges is "very different" from the present. She also reflects on how "the rise of the far right, the Donald Trump factor," and the latent social problems in the country have turned the political and social landscape upside down. And that has led to an undesirable situation she wants to reverse: "Many people tell me we can't always be angry. We worry so much about so many things that happen... But people are tired. We must reclaim joy as a political tool to reach people, who already have problems," she asserts. That's why she took office with a "good sense of humor," something hard to find in Spanish politics, which is experiencing extreme polarization.