34 of the 65 members of the Grupo Coordinador will not continue, a renewal of over 50% in just 15 months.
Founder Yolanda Díaz and coordinator Lara Hernández both leave the leadership, with Hernández denouncing a toxic environment and a campaign of discredit.
Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun stays in the executive and is seen as a possible candidate for the general elections.
Verónica Martínez Barbero and Rosa Martínez will head the party after the July 11 assembly.
Sumar has no candidate or electoral brand for the next general elections and is negotiating a coalition with IU, Comuns, and Más Madrid.
The party's maximum body between congresses, the Grupo Coordinador, will see 34 of its 65 members leave, a turnover of more than half in just 15 months since they were elected. The only candidacy for the new leadership, called "Sumar para gobernar", was presented on Thursday and will be voted on by delegates at the July 11 assembly.
“I am not going to contribute, collaborate, or share space with people and a toxic environment.”
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The list is headed by congressional spokesperson Verónica Martínez Barbero and Secretary of State for Social Rights Rosa Martínez. Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun remains as the party's main institutional figure and possible future electoral candidate. Among those not returning are Yolanda Díaz, who founded the party in 2023 and had already stepped down as coordinator in June 2024, and several deputies: Txema Guijarro, Agustín Santos, Carlos Martín, and Manuel Lago. Also leaving are Labour Secretary of State Joaquín Pérez Rey and Social Economy Secretary of State Amparo Merino.
Lara Hernández resigned on Wednesday after an internal investigation into workplace harassment complaints against her was archived. She denounced a "campaign of discredit" and "lies and slander", saying she had suffered "the hardest and dirtiest side of politics". Yolanda Díaz, who remains vice-president in the Spanish government, distanced herself from the crisis, wishing Hernández "muchísima suerte" (a lot of luck) and declining further comment.
The party faces an uncertain future: it has no clear candidate for the next general elections, no territorial implantation, and is negotiating a new electoral coalition with Izquierda Unida, Comuns, and Más Madrid. The assembly on July 11 will formalise the new leadership, but deep divisions remain.
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The Spanish left-wing party Movimiento Sumar will replace 34 of its 65 executive members at an extraordinary assembly on July 11, after founder Yolanda Díaz and coordinator Lara Hernández both quit the leadership amid a toxic internal feud.
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