In the midst of the electoral race for 2023, Ada Colau is once again running in the municipal elections to seek a third term at the helm of the Barcelona City Council.
For party opponents, businessmen, unions and even some like-minded sectors, the city has not improved during his years in office.
However, the mayor has been supported by the rank and file of her party Barcelona en Comú (BComú) associated with Podemos.
After announcing his candidacy, he received the support of Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor. Díaz even asked him to join the leftist unity project.
Would her management as mayor help Ada Colau win re-election?
One of the issues that could cost Ada Colau the mayoralty is insecurity. More than 500 crimes are committed daily in Barcelona, including theft, sexual crimes, robberies with violence, among others.
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During his mandate, the uncontrolled presence of street vendors has increased in street vendors in Barcelona . This has never been seen before in the city.
As for housing, although Colau’s flagship project was to prevent evictions, build housing and curb the increase in rents, none of the proposals came to fruition. There have been increases of up to 40% in rents, barely 800 homes built and an increase in the number of evictions.
His main rivals in this next contest will be the pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC). According to a survey conducted by the Feedback agency, ERC candidate Ernest Maragall would win if the elections were held right now,
