A new stage in Sumar al Congress
Íñigo Errejón will become the new spokesman for Sumar in Congress, taking over from Marta Lois, who will leave the position after next Tuesday’s Plenum to focus on her candidacy for the 2018 Galician elections.
Several sources in the coalition placed Errejón as the main candidate to replace Lois, since he has experience in the position in the first stage of Podemos and his ascendancy in the Díaz project has been increasing, where his ability is valued political and communicative.
Profile of the new spokesperson
Errejón is part of the provisional Executive of Sumar, has collaborated in Galician pre-campaign meetings and coordinates, together with Lois, the preparation of the political report of the Díaz project, in view of its foundational assembly on the next 23 of March
The territorial structure of Más País is starting integration processes in Sumar, as was already agreed in Andalusia and Castilla y León, except in the case of Más Madrid.
Other possible reliefs
In addition to Errejón, other profiles that appear as possible replacements are the elected spokesperson and leader of En Comú Podem, Aina Vidal, and the parliamentary spokesperson of IU, Enrique Santiago.
It is expected that Lois will make her last speech as speaker in the session of the Lower House that will address the proposal of the Amnesty Law, and she will leave her seat before the start of the campaign in the Galician elections.
Replacement for Lois
The replacement of Lois will be the economist Manuel Lago, one of the advisors of the second vice president, Yolanda Díaz, in the Ministry of Labor.
Sumar will have to choose a replacement for Lois in the Portavocia main plurinational group in Congress, a power that rests with this formation according to the coalition agreement signed with the various left parties that are part of the confluence.
conclusion
The transition to Sumar al Congres is underway, with Íñigo Errejón as the new spokesperson and Manuel Lago as the replacement for Marta Lois. This renewal reflects changes in the coalition and strategies to face future political challenges.