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PSOE prepares for 2027 primaries as Ranera leaves door open to running again in Zaragoza

The PSOE in Zaragoza is already looking ahead to the 2027 municipal elections, and Lola Ranera has not ruled out leading the Socialist ticket again. The municipal group spokesperson said her party will hold a primary election process and that she will be "at the party's disposal." "We will assess it when the time comes and, obviously, I am at the party's disposal so that we can have the best candidate to defeat the right and the far right," she said when directly asked whether she would run.
PSOE prepares for 2027 primaries as Ranera leaves door open to running again in Zaragoza

Ranera defended the PSOE's internal election system in contrast to the procedure followed, in her words, by the People's Party to choose Chueca. "There will be a primary election process in my party," she stressed, before noting that it must first be approved at the federal level and subsequently at the provincial level. The Socialist spokesperson highlighted that her party has "democratic processes" and said the PSOE aims to be "an alternative for government" in the Aragonese capital.

For now, however, Ranera has avoided confirming whether she will take the step of trying to run again as a candidate, although she has not ruled it out either. "We will have the best candidate, male or female, to ensure that this city gets what it needs," she said. The decision will come when the primary process is formally launched, but her words leave open a possibility that will shape the future of Zaragoza's PSOE ahead of 2027.