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Comunistes de Catalunya will support Lluc Salellas and his Guanyem Girona candidacy in the upcoming municipal elections on 23 May 2027, aiming to consolidate a second term of progressive governance in the city.

The decision, reached last spring following dialogue between the two organisations, is not an electoral coalition but a political endorsement. Guanyem Girona retains its independent municipalist structure while expanding its base of support, according to reporting by Gerió Digital and Llibertat.cat.

Salellas welcomed the backing, stating it reflects the growing strength of a plural project committed to transforming Girona and improving residents’ quality of life. “It’s a very good sign. Guanyem has not stopped adding support since its creation,” he said, emphasizing the need to unite transformative forces amid rising far-right influence.

“In a moment when the far right seeks space, it’s more important than ever that transformative forces find common ground and work together.”

Shared Priorities on Housing and Public Services

The two groups say they align on key issues including affordable housing access, cost of living, strengthening public services, and revitalising neighbourhoods, streets and local commerce. They also share commitments to defending Catalan identity, language and culture.

Nora Sánchez, Organisational Secretary of Comunistes de Catalunya, framed the support within her party’s broader strategy to build a wide republican and pro-sovereignty front known as the Front Democràtic i Social. She highlighted Girona as the largest city governed by the sovereign left, making it a strategic priority to reinforce current achievements.

Broader Left-Wing Landscape Ahead of 2027

This development comes as other left and green parties position themselves for the 2027 vote. The Comuns have already named Júlia Boada, current MP in Madrid, as their lead candidate for Girona City Council.

Boada was presented on 18 September 2026 at Plaça del Barco in Santa Eugènia, one of the city’s most socially diverse districts. In her speech, reported by Girona FM, she criticised Girona’s shift toward becoming a “residential, bourgeois city” that has pushed lower-income residents to the periphery.

“We are here in Santa Eugènia to speak to this popular Girona,” Boada stated, pledging to fight inequality, advance ecological transition, expand green spaces beyond the centre, and confront far-right narratives from Vox and Aliança Catalana.

The Comuns currently hold no seats in Girona’s city council and aim to regain representation with a focus on neighbourhood-level policies and ambitious zero-emission zones (ZBE).

Reported by gerio.cat, Llibertat.cat, ACN, Gerió Digital.