Communist Manu Pineda loses his seat in the European Parliament: The champion of the Cuban regime fails at the polls.

The Spanish communist and staunch defender of the Cuban regime Manuel "Manu" Pineda Marín was left out of the European Parliament after the elections held this Sunday, June 9, due to the poor results obtained by his group among Spanish voters.

Pineda, who was part of the Sumar candidacy for the European elections, holding the fourth position on the list, narrowly missed entering the Parliament, where he had been using his seat to defend the Cuban regime, as well as to hinder discussions and resolutions condemning the repression and lack of rights and freedoms on the island.

After the setback, the member of the Spanish coalition Izquierda Unida and of the Spanish Communist Party (PCE) acknowledged that his political force has not received the necessary support to be elected as a Member of the European Parliament, and called for a "deep reflection" on the role of the political space led by Yolanda Díaz, as reported by El Diario.

Díaz, vice president of Pedro Sánchez's government, also acknowledged the poor results obtained by her party and announced her withdrawal from the leadership of Sumar, but she will remain in her position in the coalition government that keeps Sánchez in power.

Likewise, Pineda Marín recommended analyzing the rise of the far-right and the electoral weight loss of Sumar, and stated that it is time for "humility and self-criticism."

"Today our political space is weaker and more fragmented, and the far right is stronger and emboldened," added the champion of the Cuban dictatorship in Brussels and Strasbourg.

The wishes of "success" sent by the Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel to "brother Manu Pineda" days before the elections were of little use.

"His militant defense against the blockade of Cuba, his constant struggle for the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and for the rest of the righteous causes in the world, are admirable," expressed the leader of the "continuity" in X. A perception that was not shared by the Spanish voters.

The list of insults and offenses launched by Pineda Marín against Cubans, especially against opponents and activists of civil society, is endless. A lover of trips to Cuba, Pineda Marín has been welcomed by all the hierarchs of the totalitarian regime, from Raúl Castro to the last in line (and also the first secretary of the Communist Party).

The day after his defeat and to ease the electoral hangover, Díaz-Canel sent another message to Pineda Marín. "Dear Manu, you are one of the indispensable ones that Bertolt Brecht talked about, those who fight all their lives, wherever they are. A big hug from Cuba."

Stripped of his representativeness in the European Parliament, Pineda Marín's vote will no longer be able to serve the Cuban dictatorship, which loses one of its best "travel companions," almost a comrade, and sees its opposing forces weakened in the face of the suspension of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba requested by Cuban civil society and the majority of MEPs.