Tonight, at 9:30 p.m., ‘Salvados’ will broadcast on laSexta a long-awaited interview with Rita Maestre, councilor for Más Madrid and leader of the opposition in the capital’s City Hall. Maestre, one of the political figures closest to Íñigo Errejón, will address with Gonzo the personal and political impact of the recent accusations of harassment and sexist violence against the former deputywho resigned from his position at Sumar coinciding with the publication of these complaints.
The interview is especially relevant, since Maestre has been Errejón’s collaborator for almost a decade and was also his romantic partner in the past. His appearance on the program It comes days after making public a letter in which he expressed his “disappointment and fury” upon discovering the content of the accusations. against someone who was one of his closest companions in the Podemos political project.
In the conversation with Gonzo, Maester He will detail the “stupor” he felt upon learning the facts and how Errejón’s quick recognition of these accusations affected him. Furthermore, it is asked whether in the political space that both shared there were already signs of this “hidden face” and how they reacted to a complaint filed in June 2023, shortly before the general elections.
Beyond the personal impact, Master reflects on the role of feminism in this context, highlighting that “it is good that an alleged sexual predator leaves politics due to an anonymous complaint on Instagram”something she attributes to the feminist movement.
