Ione Belarra, Podemos general secretary, launched the Andalusian pre-campaign in Seville without confirming if her party will run alone or join other left-wing forces. She limits herself to saying they will seek the 'strongest' candidacy to stop Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla. Regional elections will be called in April.
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, Ione Belarra took part in Seville in the launch of Podemos's pre-campaign for the Andalusian regional elections, set for June at the latest after Parliament's dissolution in April by Juan Manuel Moreno. In statements to journalists, Belarra avoided clarifying whether Podemos will keep its Por Andalucía coalition, led by IU with Antonio Maíllo as candidate, or run alone with Juan Antonio Delgado, selected in primaries as the party's lead candidate. 'We are going to try to build the strongest left-wing candidacy and one that allows recovering the capacity for social transformation, because it is evident that what we have at this moment is not enough to stop Moreno Bonilla's feet', said Belarra, who insisted that 'whoever wants to join to build a truly transformative left' has 'Podemos's hand extended' and noted that Alianza Verde has joined them. Podemos Andalucía's general secretary, Raquel Martínez, was absent on sick leave, as was deputy José Manuel Gómez Jurado; both advocate keeping the coalition, contrasting with the national leadership. Other left-wing forces include Adelante Andalucía, with José Ignacio García as candidate. Belarra criticized Pedro Sánchez's government for not capping fuel, energy, and housing prices, and demanded the withdrawal of US bases from Rota and Morón. Candidate Delgado attacked Moreno for promising free nurseries while promoting private universities and Andalusia's public health being the worst-rated in Spain, citing his 'political and criminal background for corruption'.
