Despite stepping back from the Spanish political scene after a significant defeat in the spring of 2021, when he failed to clinch the presidency of the Madrid region, former Podemos secretary-general Pablo Iglesias remains a vocal advocate for the Polisario Front. He openly urges the group to escalate its "war" against Morocco. Iglesias delivered this message on his show «La Base,» which he hosts on his television channel «La Red.» The episode focused on critiquing UN Security Council Resolution 2797 regarding the Western Sahara issue. Following the adoption of this resolution on October 31, Iglesias argued that "the Polisario Front has no choice but armed struggle to defend the Sahrawi people's right to be a nation. No one can accuse the Sahrawis of not appealing to international law to uphold their national rights." Juan Carlos I, in the name of Franco, betrayed the Sahrawis. Now it is the PSOE from the Spanish government, the EU, and the UN at the behest of the United States, France, and the United Kingdom who are going to formalize the same betrayal.https://t.co/kuRHjJu2XG pic.twitter.com/8qSgp898B2 — Pablo Iglesias ?{R} (@PabloIglesias) November 7, 2025 Iglesias's recent statements align with those of several Polisario supporters in Europe and beyond, who are urging the movement led by Brahim Ghali to adopt a more radical stance. "It's easy, from Madrid or Stockholm, to advocate for patience while waiting for a solution through a referendum. But if you've been living in these camps for 50 years, you wouldn't make such remarks. They want the Sahrawis to continue living like this for another 50 years," highlighted the Foreign Affairs Minister, Nasser Bourita, on April 17, 2025, in Madrid.
