The joint list Compromís‑Front Valencià presented itself on Friday in Elche (province of Alicante) as “the only useful voice for the working class”. María Teresa Pérez, the alliance’s lead candidate for Alicante province and a leading Podem representative in the Comunitat Valenciana, linked the appeal to a pledge to defend social rights and public services in the region. The event comes during the final stretch of the campaign for the Spanish parliamentary elections on 29 November 2026.
Other prominent members of the alliance also took part in the presentation: Àgueda Micó (Compromís), lead candidate in Valencia province, as well as the candidates placed on the Alicante list, Natxo Bellido (Compromís) and Alicia Rius (Esquerra Unida). Also present were Inma Orozco, second on the Alicante Senate list, and Elche councillor Esther Díez. The representatives cited more affordable housing, better transport links and expanded public services in the province as political priorities.
Pérez said the candidacy aimed to unite votes from across the left to counter the rise of right-wing and far-right forces. These are campaign positions of the alliance. The spokesperson also stressed that the union of Compromís, Podem, Esquerra Unida and other left-wing forces was based on a strategic agreement that took account of the territorial particularities of the Comunitat Valenciana.
The background is an agreement negotiated over recent weeks, under which Compromís takes the top places in Valencia and Castellón, while Podem leads the list in Alicante. According to the parties involved, the alliance aims to win several seats in the Comunitat Valenciana in order to influence social and housing policy in the Spanish Congress. No specific seat forecasts were presented at the event in Elche.
The remarks in Elche were documented by regional media and are consistent with the candidacies officially filed for the election on 29 November 2026. Beyond its immediate local focus, the alliance is promoting nationwide proposals, while firmly rooting its campaign in the concerns of Alicante province. Compromís‑Front Valencià is thus signalling that expected national decisions should be guided by regional priorities; whether this ambition is realised will depend on voting patterns in Congress after the election.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).