Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

Founding member of Spain's left-wing Podemos party resigns

Founding member of Spain's left-wing Podemos party resigns
Copyright 
By Reuters
Published on
Share Comments
Share Close Button

A founding member of Spain’s recently founded left-wing Podemos party resigned on Thursday. Juan Carlos Monedero expressed disappointment at the

A founding member of Spain’s recently founded left-wing Podemos party resigned on Thursday.

Juan Carlos Monedero expressed disappointment at the party’s direction, fearing it could become more mainstream.

“My party is the most decent there is…but sometimes we appear to be like those that we want to replace,” Monedero said in a radio interview.

Earlier this year he confirmed that he had been involved in advisory work for some left-wing governments in Latin America, a move criticised by Conservative politicians in Spain.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share Comments

Read more

Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from squat deemed safety hazard

French farmer protests force Spain to close Biriatou border to lorries

Man arrested in northern Spain accused of using AI to create child pornography