Marta Corbal

Updated Monday, February 19, 2024-21:33

  • President Alfonso Rueda: cyclist, biker and fan of his family, this is the president who will continue to govern Galicia for four years

He made the journey to Santiago from

Sarria

, a town in Lugo where it was illuminated in

1977

and which gives its name to the shortest and twice as good route of the

Jacobean

pilgrimage . Consolidated as

leader of the opposition

in the Parliament of Galicia,

Ana Pontón

hopes to make the legislature impossible for Alfonso Rueda. Her nemesis will govern for four more years, but she

has obtained 25 seats

with which to put the final counterpoint.

Graduated

in Political Sciences and Administration from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Pontón began

her activism in Galicia Nova,

youth of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) at the age of 16. She was the

first female leader

of her party. A feat that she achieved in 2016, the year in which she won

six seats

for her formation. In 2021, the number of deputies rose to 21.

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The third of four siblings, Pontón

shared a room with her grandmother

and became independent at the age of 18. Despite everything, she is still a

very family-oriented

person and she decided to make the announcement of her candidacy from the kitchen of her parents' house,

Aurita and Luis.

She has always said that

the women in her family

are her great aspiration, whether in ascendancy or descent.

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As is the case with Yolanda Díaz and Carmeliña,

her daughter Icía has accompanied her

throughout her electoral journey. The little girl, four years old, is the result of

her relationship with Alberte Branco.

Her partner, unlike what happened with Andrés Meizoso and the leader of Sumar, has always been

present in public political life.

Both in front and behind the cameras.

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This filmmaker

knows a lot about cameras, spotlights and lights .

Born in Fene (A Coruña) in 1970, Alberte Branco is a valued member of the Galician cultural map. Renowned

director of photography,

he is a member of the Spanish Association of Directors of Photography (AEC) and an academic of the Academia Galega do Audiovisual (AGA).

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A specialist technician in camera operations and lighting from the Escola de Imaxe e Son de A Coruña and a postgraduate in film photography direction from the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya, his work

has contributed to films

such as

Ons

(2020),

Arima

( 2019) or

A Violent Station

(2018). Throughout his career he has won

numerous awards,

one of them at the New York Film Festival

Although no trophy for him like the one obtained by his girlfriend, of whom he

is an unconditional fan.

The Pontoon effect, like the Xavi effect, has turned out to be a near miss in the Galician elections. But during this time Alberte Branco has been

a great promoter of the

Ana Pontón president motto.

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Outside of their networks, the couple resides

in an apartment in the Galician capital

and drives a

Renault Megan

bought in 2003. When there is no campaign, they both lead

a very discreet and simple country life

. The first times they were seen together, he walked beside

her carrying her baby

in a cloth sling. Today the girl walks alone and so does Ana Pontón.