After thinking that Compromís was broken last week, Podemos and Esquerra Unida The movements on the left, which will go to the elections together on 28 May in the city of Alicante, will continue in the coming hours. Negotiations between the progressive forces of Alicante to the left of the PSPV-PSOE are open in a scenario that has implications at the regional level and within Botany as well, as the lack of understanding in the province’s capital follows the same trend. Living in the Valencian Government between purples and the EU.
starting points
Either way, the pattern is the same: Esquerra Unida accuses Podemos of not being generous and not offering them starting positions on their pick lists. From the US they also ensure that all possibilities continue to be explored: from still trying to save the tripartite deal to getting close to a deal. loyalty. This second scenario seems very complex as it would seriously increase the risk of breaking the agreement between Podemos and the EU at the regional level.
In the case of Alicante, Compromís was the first to move away from the intersection. After celebrating their rule at the end of last week, Valencians thought the negotiation had broken down, wanting to keep the top two positions on the list for mayors Rafa Mas (Venture) and Sara Llobel (Més), and they already have campaign mode. baptized with the motto «ViscAlacant». The coalition did not want to be worn out after the primary process it had gone through and had already tried to close its candidacy and opened the door to the existence of independents.
This Monday, Podemos has also made it clear that there will be no downtime. confluence With commitment, Morlar insists on their desire to expand the space of the transforming left with a candidacy that, yes, brings together progressive, environmentalist and feminist formations. Therefore, during this week, contacts for 28M will intensify with Esquerra Republica, Alianza Verde and above all Esquerra Unidad.
Reply
The statement released by the Podemos Coordinating Council this Monday is understood as a response to the statement released by Compromís after its executive meeting last week, announcing that it has ended the negotiation and started working on its own. Offer. Valencians point out that their polls show that the state’s capital has given them two councilors in the Council, so they are not willing to make concessions with Podemos and the EU, where they left the third and fourth places. list.
At the regional level, they are very critical of the purple ones from the formation led by councilor Rosa Pérez Garijo, and even describe their proposals as “not serious”. The group, from Alicante, claims to have crossed the threshold of 7,000 votes in elections since the end of the last century. municipal electionsTherefore, their social mass is loyal and makes them worthy of being a part of the decision-making positions, i.e. starting positions.
They point out that in the US, the regional leadership of Podemos wants to place them in third and fourth places on the Alicante list; The one who was behind Xavier López and Vanessa Romero and became part of the Alicante Corporation during the mandate that rushed their days. This week’s bilateral meeting should play a key role in clarifying the US outlook. left. But in the US, they find it more appropriate to reach an agreement with Compromís in Alicante, even if they have fallen into these positions.
Santa Pola and an ongoing joint candidacy
While Compromís, Podemos, and Esquerra Unida do not reach agreement in many of the state’s municipalities, there are other towns that represent the opposite. This is the case of Santa Pola, where the three formations jointly announced the top positions on their list. Numbers one and two are for Compromís’ Anna Antón and Esteve Ruiz, so the Valencianistas, for example, did in Santa Pola what they couldn’t do in Alicante. Number three is for Alba Quesada (AB) and number four is for Mercedes Landa (Podemos).