Balearics election: Colau targets Vox seats on housing
Balearic Islands: Ada Colau’s Frente Amplio wants to take a parliamentary seat from the right, especially Vox, in November’s general election. It is putting housing at the heart of its campaign. The coalition sees the islands as one of roughly 15 constituencies where it could win a seat from Vox or the People’s Party.
Housing is the campaign’s pitch
Frente Amplio wants a law allowing flats owned by investment funds to be expropriated. It also proposes a tax to discourage people who own multiple properties from buying more homes. The coalition says the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) has not gone far enough on housing.
Colau is standing in Barcelona, while ministers and other candidates will campaign across the country. Frente Amplio also proposes a tax on the ultra-rich to help pay for public services, rail transport and pensions.
Polls and a divided left stand in the way
Frente Amplio hopes to win more than 10% of the vote, which it believes would give it a sizeable group of MPs. But major polls point to a substantial drop in support for the alternative left.
Podemos is also standing nationwide. Frente Amplio fears that splitting the left-wing vote could hurt its chances most in smaller constituencies — including as it fights for seats in the Balearic Islands.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com