ERC candidate Elisenda Alamany has officially launched her campaign to become Barcelona’s next mayor, positioning herself as the champion of local identity against what she describes as the city’s.
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The current municipal mandate, which began with the May 2023 elections, has now passed its midpoint, with approximately eighteen months remaining until the next municipal elections scheduled for late May 2027.
ERC Candidate Elisenda Alamany Challenges Current City Leadership
Alamany, who serves as both ERC’s parliamentary leader in Barcelona City Council and the party’s general secretary, has initiated her pre-campaign with an exclusive video obtained by El Nacional. Furthermore, she has adopted the slogan “La nostra Barcelona” (Our Barcelona) to anchor her candidacy. However, her official nomination must still undergo the party’s internal primary process according to ERC statutes.
“There’s a widespread feeling today that we’re losing Barcelona,” Alamany stated in her declaration. The Republican leader emphasised her concern about what she perceives as “the loss of the city’s identity, which with each passing day becomes less belonging to Barcelona’s own citizens.” She insists she won’t “lower her arms against this loss of identity, nor against the passivity of city governments that haven’t known how to protect our way of living.”
Meanwhile, other political forces are gradually defining their candidates. Current mayor Jaume Collboni of the PSC has already expressed his intention to run again, as has Dani Sirera, leader of the Popular Party. Junts per Barcelona hasn’t yet confirmed their definitive candidate, though municipal group president Jordi Martí Galbis has indicated willingness to put his name forward.
Barcelona’s Political Landscape Takes Shape
Among Barcelona en Comú’s ranks, writer and television critic Bob Pop has indicated his intention to become the commons’ mayoral candidate, while speculation continues about a potential return of former mayor Ada Colau. This political positioning comes as housing and urban development policies remain central to Barcelona’s political debate.
Alamany presents her campaign as a clear choice between competing visions for Barcelona’s future. “Either our Barcelona or speculation. Either our Barcelona or souvenir shops and 24-hour supermarkets everywhere. Either our Barcelona or the disappearance of Catalan in the country’s capital. Either our Barcelona or a city for tourists,” she declared. Consequently, she argues that citizens must also choose “what city government we want.”
The ERC candidate concluded by questioning whether Barcelona wants “governments that keep acting and making us lose the city through their neglect and because they’re incapable of protecting it, or governments that clearly understand the need to recover our Barcelona.” With her declaration that “my project is Barcelona,” Alamany has formally initiated her campaign to become the Republican candidate for the May 2027 elections, setting the stage for what promises to be a fiercely contested battle for Barcelona’s political direction.
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