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The Federal Executive of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party has appointed Rebeca Torró as its new spokesperson on 17 October 2026. She succeeds Montse Mínguez, who announced her resignation as party spokesperson and withdrawal of her candidacy on 16 October 2026, after media reports said that Mínguez’s partner managed around 30 rental flats through companies and that there had been reports of evictions. At that point, according to information reported by reputable media, no official investigations into Mínguez herself were publicly known; based on currently available information, the allegations concern her partner’s business activities.
The appointment was made amid discussions ahead of the Fuenlabrada scheduled to take place in Comité Federal. The meeting was primarily intended to prepare the organisation and election campaign for the snap parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for 29 November 2026 Against this backdrop, Emiliano García-Page, president of the region of Castile-La Mancha, said he had not attended the Comité Federal because, in his view, the meeting’s convocation provided “no opportunity for regional leaders to intervene”.
Party leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly expressed regret over Montse Mínguez’s resignation and reaffirmed that the new appointment was intended to ensure the party’s ability to communicate during the remainder of the election campaign. Rebeca Torró, previously the secretary for organisation, is regarded within the party leadership as an experienced figure in organisational and campaign matters; the party leadership presents her appointment as a step towards demonstrating unity and focusing on social and economic issues.
In Catalonia, PSCreported that Montse Mínguez had also withdrawn from the lead candidacy in Lleida for the election on 29 November 2026. Conservative voices described the personnel change as an admission that the affair was damaging the party. Whether the change at the head of communications stabilises the party’s public image will depend on how media coverage develops and, where relevant, on legal clarifications.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).