Rita Maestre Presents Her List to Lead Más Madrid in City Council

The candidate unveils the team that will accompany her in her bid to regain the mayoralty, with representation from Madrid's 21 districts.

Generic image of a diverse group of people representing change in Madrid.
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Generic image of a diverse group of people representing change in Madrid.

Rita Maestre unveiled this Friday the electoral list with which she will compete in Más Madrid's municipal primaries, under the slogan "Neighborhood by neighborhood: building change in Madrid". The team seeks to win back the capital's City Council for the left.

The candidacy, which includes representatives from Madrid's 21 districts, features Daniel Ayuso as number two. Following him, Lucía Lois remains in third place, and regional deputy Pablo Padilla occupies the fourth position, presumably for a future in the Madrid council. Economist Sara Ladra is in the fifth spot again, while Daniel Vila Garda, an economist and retired professor, is in sixth place.
The list aims to give voice to working-class neighborhoods, with a notable presence from Carabanchel and Puente de Vallecas. In seventh place is Olga Martínez, a sociologist who joined the Cibeles plenary in September. Number eight goes to Manuel Mercadal, a technical engineer and member of Pedalibre and the Colectivo Vallekas Sostenible.
Other significant additions include Diana López (number 9), a neighborhood activist and co-spokesperson for Jóvenes de Más Madrid; Adrián Jul (number 10), spokesperson for the Centro district; Lucía López (number 11), a psychopedagogue and teacher; Marcos Manzanero (number 12), involved in the neighborhood fabric of Hortaleza; and Andrea Betetta (number 13), committed to anti-racist movements.
These first thirteen positions are considered most likely to secure a council seat, according to current polls, although an electoral shift could expand representation. Currently, Más Madrid holds 12 seats in the City Council.
This list is expected to be approved in the early July primary process, with no significant alternative candidacies announced. The candidacy may incorporate more independent names in the coming months.
Notable absences from this list include the current deputy spokesperson Eduardo Rubiño, as well as councilors Cuca Sánchez, Nacho Murgui, Ana Carolina Elías, José Luis Nieto Bueno, Mar Barberán, Esthér Gómez, and Miguel Montejo.
Más Madrid is currently holding its internal primary processes to form candidacies for the Assembly and several municipalities, including Madrid capital, for the 2027 elections. The submission deadline is tomorrow, June 20, with voting scheduled from July 4 to 6.