The local Assembly of Esquerra Unida Alicante ratified this Sunday the candidacy with which it will face the next municipal electoral cycle. The list is headed by Manolo Copé and Lucía Ibáñez, who received the support of the Alicante membership in a day that also included the presence of Rosa Pérez, coordinator of Esquerra Unida del País Valencià, and Rafa Belda, organization secretary of EUPV.
The approved candidacy aims to reflect the diversity, experience, and social roots of the political project. It is completed by José Antonio Fernández Cabello, described as a "reference of militant experience, political commitment, and the defense of a fairer and more habitable city," as they underlined in a statement.
During the Assembly, the political profile of Esquerra Unida Alicante for the coming years was defined through the approval of a draft electoral program. The organization openly identifies as anti-capitalist, eco-socialist, anti-fascist, and feminist. Its proposal, developed from grassroots activism, focuses on defending public services, the right to housing, social justice, citizen participation, and ecological transition, positioning itself as "an unequivocal voice of transformative left in Alicante".
Furthermore, a resolution was approved in support of teachers and the educational community within the framework of the educational strike, backing the demands for the defense of public schools, the dignity of teachers, and the improvement of working conditions. Esquerra Unida Alicante thus reaffirms its commitment to quality, inclusive, and well-resourced public education.
The approval of the programmatic document and the ratification of the candidacy send a clear message: Esquerra Unida will have a presence in the upcoming municipal elections. The party explained that it has worked in recent months with "a willingness to dialogue and a spirit of confluence" to explore agreements with other left-wing forces, seeking a unified candidacy that will allow for a change in the city's direction.
The organization reflects the majority sentiment of social groups and left-wing voters who advocate for the union of progressive forces in the face of the advance of right-wing positions. Esquerra Unida Alicante is optimistic about the possibility of reaching broad agreements that generate enthusiasm and hope.
“"Today we have shown that we are a living organization, with a project and with enthusiasm. We have a program built from the ground up, with our membership, and a candidacy committed to what Alicante needs: less speculation, more rights, and a City Council that works for the working class and not for a few."
“"We have presented programmatic lines to start working with all the collectives in this city and build a program that represents the majority. Confluence is in the DNA of our organization, and if there are real possibilities for the left to unite, we will be there. We invite other progressive forces, responsibly, to build an alternative that allows Alicante to have a government at the service of the working class."
From Esquerra Unida Alicante, they assure they face this new stage "with enthusiasm, responsibility, and the will to continue being a useful voice for the social majority of Alicante," defending a city "fairer, more habitable, and designed for people and not for a few interests".
The day concluded with a fraternal meal among the organization's members and sympathizers.
