Podemos leader Ione Belarra joined a protest by infant education workers in Jaén on Thursday. The event marks her first public appearance in the regional campaign and took place without the coalition candidate Antonio Maíllo.
Belarra criticised what she called the “necropolítica” of regional president Juan Manuel Moreno and urged a reversal of problems in health and education. The MP confirmed she would return to Andalusia next week and stressed the need to mobilise voters to change the regional government.
Por Andalucía candidate Antonio Maíllo took part in a separate demonstration in Seville. There he argued that whether or not their events coincide is “anecdotic” and that all coalition members are fighting for the same goals.
Separately, Adelante Andalucía candidate José Ignacio García proposed a law to bar companies convicted of corruption from contracting again with the public administration. García also accused Moreno of tying public exams and subsidies to the outcome of the 17 May vote.
