It looks like it won’t happen this time. HE Trilateral agreement between Podemos, Compromís and Esquerra Unida More than ever in the city of Alicante for the municipal elections on 28 May. The final round of negotiations came to a close this Wednesday, with contentious third-place Compromís declaring a possible election deal unlikely as he refused to give up his first two positions in the candidacy. zipper in search of equality between men and women.
After days of intense negotiations postponed due to the compromise primaries, there seems to be no unexpected turnaround. regional addresses some of the formations are taking action on the issue and redirecting a situation that goes beyond being tense at the local level and could have negative consequences for the left in the Generalitat elections.
According to sources close to the negotiations, Podemos was willing to give up “number one”, a position his militancy reserved for Xavier López, the current city spokesman of the purple coalition. Esquerra Unida, headed by Manolo Copé, also agreed not to top the list this time.. However, loyaltya formation that in turn integrates parties such as Iniciativa and Més (former Blok), it wasn’t worth it place current councilor Rafa Mas as “number one”.
According to sources in the negotiations, the Valencian coalition was also wanted “number two” for Sara Llobell, In order to integrate the two main sensitivities of the formation and not to create more internal tension, already tried to appease To go to the primaries in Alicante after the resignation of Natxo Bellido. This demand is what finally disrupted the negotiations, at least at the local level, for a possible tripartite agreement in the city of Alicante, where there are many progressive voices to the left of the PSOE demanding a union of political action. trying to face the current mayor, Luis Barcala, in the elections.
But, This deal is too complicated at this point. At the worst moment: for some it was broken with no possible solution, and for others a thread is on hold. Waiting for national leaders to take positions to try to reorient the negotiations in search of a deal that could also happen. Contributing to Botany III, Actors in the negotiations in Alicante, who are already considering a two-way agreement, see pp. Esquerra Unida more likely to repeat as Podemos partner To be chosen as Compromís’ choice “dance partner”. And the EU is not willing to give up the first two positions again if the two are in a state of convergence, as it did as a result of internal conflicts in its negotiations with Podemos four years ago. lack of political representation on the City Council during this tenure.