The Regional Committee of the PCE in Madrid, meeting this Saturday, has elected Miguel Montero as the new Secretary General, who takes over from Álvaro Aguilera who had been leading the Madrid organization since 2014. During the meeting, behind closed doors, in addition to this In addition, the balance of the management of these last two years has been debated and a document on “the strategic tasks of the PCE in the medium and long term” has been approved, sources from this management body report, which highlights that Montero is the most suitable person to occupy that responsibility due to his “knowledge of the structure of the party and its current reality, his experience in leadership, and his ideological and educational background.”
The coordinator of Izquierda Unida (IU) Madrid thus closes a long and intense stage in which he assures that “the militancy and the acronyms of the PCE have been valued, and brave political positions have been promoted.” “We thank Álvaro for his efforts and tenacity at the head of the PCE in Madrid,” Miguel Montero said after his appointment.
Miguel Montero is 26 years old, he grew up in the Madrid neighborhood of Moratalaz, and he has a degree in Law. He currently works in a law firm. A militant of the Communist Youth since 2011, he was named head of the UJCE in Madrid at the age of 18, “being the first time in the history of the PCE youth organization in which a high school student was chosen to hold the highest position. responsibility”, they stand out in the party.
The directorates (Regional Committees) in the PCE are elected in a Congress, every four years. But for this replacement, the previous Secretary General consulted all the members of the Regional Committee, who decided to propose Montero. “There was the possibility of more candidates presenting themselves, but in this case there was no alternative proposal,” the organization clarifies.
According to the new general secretary of the PCE in Madrid, assuming this position represents “a great responsibility at a critical moment for our region and for our country.” “We urgently need radical solutions to precariousness, the housing crisis or ecological collapse.” In his opinion, “under capitalism it is not possible to solve the problems derived from the system itself and the excessive accumulation of a few.” Montero has committed to working hard “to build a community of Madrid for the working social majority.”
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