Storm in Podem. Poor results in the last district and municipal elections, with negligible representation in municipal buildings, which excludes the formation from the Valencia Cortes, Dissatisfied with the leadership led by Pilar Lima and Carles Fons, they revolted a significant portion of both leaders and rank-and-file militants.. Responsibilities are demanded and above all, through a manifesto signed by, among others, Elche mayor Moisés García and Alicante spokesperson Xavi López. A primary process for the selection of candidates in general electionsIt forms part of the Sumar lists.
The manifesto, which circulates on social networks in search of commitment, was born in a context where Podem plunged into negotiations to become part of the Sumar lists, and tight deadlines could inspire the temptation to continue. to the selection of candidates without passing through the militancy filter.
Thus, under the leadership of Lima and Fons, what has been considered by the purple representatives over the last three years as a continuous and repeated abandonment of political action in local circles and at the municipal level is condemned. In this sense, It is emphasized that in the municipalities of the entire region, the candidacy structure is made, as a general rule, with their backs to militancy., seriously violating the documents from the last meeting and promoting deals for Castellón, Alicante and Elche, the central managers in Valencia, without relying on the negotiating teams or listening to analysis from these cities. In fact, the deal that was agreed in Alicante for US representative Manolo Copé to top the list has gathered a lot of water in Podem.
In this line, supporters of the initiative categorize the results of the disastrous elections, far from the 5% barrier that gives access to the Cortes, contributes to the end of Botany’s progressive government and is scattered across all regions but outside most town halls with a dozen councilors. Following this setback, he stands out in the manifesto, “The viability of the Podem project remains in question without any form of public or private critical analysis in the relevant militancy representative bodies.without taking responsibility for senior leaders for what happened and, most surprisingly, with the will to continue piloting a new electoral process now”.
For all these reasons, the signatories think that the people who manage the municipal contracts and the district election campaign “cannot be responsible for this new appointment with the ballot boxes, nor for the planning of the lists”. And at this point, without mentioning her, they are sending a clear message against María Teresa Pérez, who will now head Sumar’s candidacy in Alicante. That said, “Those who jumped out of the regional candidacy less than a month after the vote, using data that the rest of the organization could sense but didn’t take into account, are also excluded from this process. leaves all the burden to colleagues who do their best despite the circumstances”.
Therefore, the manifesto ends with a demand for transparency and participation in the configuration of the Podem team, emphasizing that “it can and should be integrated into a broad unification structured from Sumar through provincial-level primaries that guarantee the decision to fall”. It is based on the principles of Podem, as it should always be and as stated in the charter of our organization”. It is also requested that responsibility for the results achieved be immediately assumed, based on a concise statement: “Podem never believed in plumbing, but he didn’t quite believe in plumbing made by those who led us to electoral failure.HE”.
Along with Moisés García and Xavi López, they are among those who adhere to the Francisco José García manifesto from campaign management in Alicante; María Jesus Romero from the Social Movements Secretariat of the same city; Rafael Segarra, mayor of Moncofa; Sollana’s spokesperson, Carlos Asins; Alberic councilor Alfonso Martínez; and Vicen Manel Barrachina, head of Language, Culture and Heritage at Podem PV.