Ara Balears in English - Left

Esquerra per Calvià is born, a unitary candidacy open to citizenship for 2027

ARA Balears — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:11:23 +0000

Decide Calvià, Esquerra Unida de Calvià, Moviment Sumar Illes Balears and MÉS per Calvià presented this Saturday the coalition Esquerra per Calvià, a unitary candidacy with which the four formations plan to run in the municipal elections of May 2027.

Nothing threatens the Ibizan political oasis (except the next elections)

Vicent Tur — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:26:38 +0000

Politics has become a risky activity in Spain, a permanent race to sustain improbable majorities, a task more suited to acrobats and movie stuntmen. People who wouldn't suffer from vascular problems under any circumstances. Even in Andalusia, the PP's majority has not withstood the wear and tear. Anxiety and balancing acts: this is also the general situation in the Balearic Islands. Except in Ibiza. On the most turbulent island in the Mediterranean, as modern as it is feverish, politicians live in a beneficial oasis: it is the magic of absolute majority. There is one year left until the next local and regional elections (the last ones were on May 28, 2023) and not a leaf stirs on a tree here. Certainly, in recent weeks Aena has livened things up a bit with its delirious proposal to expand the airport. But hey! We know what we're about here; in a couple of days, no one will remember Aena and its megalomaniacal dreams – which I have no doubt will be executed to a high percentage. The season is starting, and we have to make money for the whole year.

Elections are smelled

Joan Pau Jordà — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:45:52 +0000

In the Balearic Islands, no elections have been called yet, but the characteristic smell of pre-campaign is already in the air: more headlines, more polls, more visits to markets and fairs, and more politicians promising that, now yes, they have understood what really worries people...

Post-capitalist dissatisfaction

Joan Cabot — Thu, 14 May 2026 05:32:11 +0000

Note before getting to the point: this is, clearly, the least sexy headline I've ever written.

Everything that doesn't move, breaks

Antoni Riera — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:00:29 +0000

In the spring of 2022, I had the opportunity to interview Oriol Junqueras. He had been released from prison just under a year before. I began the interview by addressing the division among pro-independence individuals and groups concerned with preserving the unique identity of Catalan culture. Junqueras suddenly alerted me: in Europe, discussing identity issues is frowned upon, especially now with the rise of the far right and the fear that we are regressing to the situation before the Second World War.

The left loves Vox

Joan Pau Jordà — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:30:26 +0000

Now that the new political year is beginning, I'd like to say something undeniable: it seems the left likes the PP and Vox to govern. As the poet and activist García Montero put it: the left-wing parties are "very interested" in the existence of Vox, a party they believe needs to be "protected." Because the more noise the fascists make, the more mobilized the left is. Yes, yes, you didn't misread me. When the right is in power, the progressives seem to light up like St. John's rockets: assemblies, demonstrations, banners, statements... A real festival of social energy.

Digital streamlining

Nanda Ramon — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:15:18 +0000

In Leaving the vampire's castle Mark Fisher had already warned of the toxic and destructive atmosphere that, alongside the expansion of social media, had poisoned the left. Fisher detected a dangerous tendency toward maximalism and culture war (above class warfare), the boasting of moral purity, finger-pointing, digital lynching, and a marked inclination toward overacting and spectacle.