For a little longer than usual, the National Executive Commission kept close ranks with Ximo Puig. The PSPV general secretary acknowledged the election results Sunday, which made him “non-responsible” opposition leader.
The socialist leader assured him that he would be responsible for the progressive project to build an alternative with “constructive and resonant opposition to nonsense” in the Valencian Community. In a tone that retained a certain solemnity, the current vice-president of the Council wanted above all to listen to his colleagues. Many have taken the floor to explain who has been in charge of the district Executive for eight years. In this sense, the socialist leader explained that his will is “to obey the order of the citizen and to do this with the support of my party and society” and said, “I am doing this as a self-demand because we must be more aware than ever of the value of democracy and self-government when there are those who question it.
Miguel Soler, the campaign manager, also took the floor, explaining what the organization did in the campaign it carried out with the slogan of “President”.
In front of his benchmates, he was convinced that the PSOE was the “alternative”. Now we need to strengthen the alternative, and we will do so with determination and etiquette from day one. We want to be the majority project, the first match of the Valencian Community, and we will work for this in these years ». His speech outlines a scenario for a long, or at least halfway, journey at the head of a party that is taken aback by the decision of its own national leader.
Background
In the current situation, Ximo Puig’s announcement and step forward closes a possible crisis. It should be noted that the candidate’s arrival in Palau for re-election received more criticism than what happened in the Socialist center yesterday. In fact, Puig pointed to many situations that occurred, as with the loss of municipal power there was one that hurt the most and was losing the Generalitat Valenciana by winning votes and seats in the Valencian Parliament.
PSPV obtained 31 MPs, four more than in 2019; 28% of the vote, or 691,715 support, compared to 24% of 643,909 votes. These four extra points failed to curb the PP’s growth wave and above all, failed to take on the exclusion of Unides Podem as it failed to reach 5% of the vote.
Puig spoke of heritage and a departure “with head held high, with clean hands and a spirit of continuing to work”, and lamented great national pollution. He also acknowledged during the campaign that “polarization from state politics” was affecting it. The secretary general didn’t find the campaign strategy wrong, but tried to explain “what was done”. At that moment on Sunday night, Puig left the door open for him to lead the Socialists. “There will be other people, other teams, but there will definitely be other progressive governments in the Generalitat in the future,” he said on election night.
Now all these options have been reset, because like other formations, punch and roses will have to speed up the preparation of the lists while managing a weight autonomy in the national calculation. The Commonwealth of Valencia is one of the regions with the most seats in parliament, 33 in particular, one more than the previous election appointment.
Carlos Bielsa and Alejandro Soler avoided interfering with the National Executive
Contrary to appearances, the National Executive was expanded by the speaking order of Ximo Puig, secretary general of the PSPV-PSOE. Among those who did not speak were the two general secretaries of the provinces of Valencia and Alicante. carlos bielsa And Alejandro Soller. Both arrived together at the headquarters on Hospital street in the capital of Túria. In a complex context such as those experienced by the socialist ranks, neither leader spoke at the suggestion of the Consell chairman, who would face the delicate situation of dealing with it temporarily for nearly two months. and an election call. Bielsa, who was a candidate in Mislata, became the mayor with the best results last Sunday and one of the rising values of the PSOE. Alicante Secretary of State Alejandro Soler. This newspaper tried to reach him after the meeting, but could not reach him.