Menorca Senate election: Barceló pushes homes and pay

Affordable homes, pensions and decent pay: Joana Barceló is urging progressive voters on the Spanish island of Menorca to turn out for the Senate election on 29 November. The Menorca al Senado candidate made her appeal on Friday, 13 November, saying the vote will help decide the island’s future and that of the people who live there.

Barceló says the high cost of living demands action on housing. She also wants the central government to provide enough money for public healthcare, education and benefits for people who need care. Better air links and support for local producers and businesses are among her other campaign priorities, alongside Menorca’s culture, heritage and language.

Her coalition is also seeking recognition of Menorca’s position as an island and what it calls a fair share of state resources. It wants to speak for the island in Madrid, including on protection of its territory. Barceló says politics should work for people rather than keep them in a state of confrontation, and is asking voters to back that approach on 29 November.

Topics: Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com