Spanish lawyer Gonzalez Durantez launches centrist party for November election
Democracy21 will contest the early election in Madrid and Barcelona, as polls show the PP and Vox could win a parliamentary majority.
- On Saturday, lawyer Miriam Gonzalez Durantez launched Democracy21, a new Spanish political party, to run in the November 29 early general election and recover democratic values amid Spain's ideological divide.
- Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the snap election on Monday after parliament rejected measures to address a mounting housing crisis, creating a volatile political landscape in Spain.
- An 87-year-old woman's death on Tuesday following an eviction intensified mass protests over surging rents; Gonzalez Durantez blamed both ruling and opposition politicians, calling them 'a cost, a burden for the country.'
- Criticizing 'two rigid blocs with nothing to foster consensus,' Gonzalez Durantez pledged to identify problems and 'simply fix it' rather than play politics, calling on Spaniards to set aside ideological differences.
- Opinion polls indicate the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox may win a combined parliamentary majority, while Democracy21 plans to challenge the established rivalry with candidates in Madrid and Barcelona.
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Lawyer Miriam González has been flirting with the possibility of entering politics for over a year. Dedicated to promoting civil society initiatives such as España Mejor, with the aim of influencing public policies based on democratic regeneration, she has finally decided to run in the November 29 elections with a new political party: Democràcia 21. The party, which was launched last Saturday in Madrid, aims to make a dent in the upcoming electi…
Led by lawyer Miriam González Durántez, wife of former British vicepremier Nick Clegg, the new formation, which is committed to "institutional regeneration", will take part in the general elections of 29 November.
The lawyer bursts into the 29N race with the aim of capturing those disenchanted with politics and who don't know who to vote for
The training will take place on 29 November only in Madrid and Barcelona, together with former UPyD leaders and more than 30 local forces
"This is not the time to divide, but to make pineapples to ensure democracy and modernize the country," he says.
Miriam González launches new party ahead of Spain's snap election
Lawyer Miriam González is entering politics with new party Democracia21. She is married to British politician Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, and says she wants to "regenerate Spanish politics".
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