# Miriam González Durántez launches centrist party in Spain

https://mins.news/en/item/98081

- The Guardian, 2026-10-13 13:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/13/miriam-gonzalez-durantez-nick-clegg-new-party-spain-democracia21

> Spanish lawyer Miriam González Durántez has launched the liberal centrist party Democracia21, promising to clean up politics and offer an alternative to the Socialists and the conservative People’s party. The party will contest the election in Madrid and Barcelona. She also proposed housing measures and defended controlled immigration.

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