Raquel Romero

Raquel Romero Alonso (born 8 July 1982) is a Spanish journalist and former politician.

A member of Podemos, she led a joint list with the United Left (IU) that won two seats in the Parliament of La Rioja in the 2019 Riojan regional election. She twice cast the crucial vote against the election of Concha Andreu of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) as President of La Rioja, making the ultimatum that Podemos should hold ministries in her government. The coalition was eventually formed and she was made Minister of Participation, Human Rights and Cooperation.

In 2022, Romero was expelled from Podemos for non-payment of dues, and from the parliamentary group she had made with Henar Moreno of the IU. She did not run in the 2023 Riojan regional election.

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