In the afternoon, PSPV communication channels sent a photo of the entire delegation of Valencian socialists in A Coruña. Earlier, Alejandro Soler and other leaders of the inner circle of the leader of the Alicante province had signed up for the dinner that would take place that night with all representatives of the federation, except Pedro Sánchez and Ximo Puig, who had dinner with the leader. the rest of the regional leaders – more than 70 people in total. However, the two acts of unity remained pure symbolism because for practical purposes the PSPV ended the second day of the congress focusing on primaries to achieve its internal renewal.
“No news”, “silence” or “no action” were some of the messages sent by representatives of the Valencian socialist delegation. In no case did they refer to the discussions taking place in different forums organized by the party to update the ideology of the PSOE – this is the official reason for the call – but rather to possible negotiations between the three candidates to assume the leadership of the PSOE. Parties that have made a splash so far: Carlos Fernández Bielsa, Alejandro Soler and Diana Morant.
It is precisely this lack of “action” that plunges the Valencian federation, the federation with the second most militants in Spain, into a civil war consisting of two parts: first, the three named individuals, consisting of three actors, maintain their intention to take a step forward. second with two people who managed to advance and garner more support to take the leadership of the party. According to the Socialist Party charter, if there are more than two candidates in the race, the primary election is held in two rounds. Whether it actually happens or not, two dates need to be determined for the vote while the calendar is being prepared for the congress.
More than 50% support
Although there will only be a runoff if neither candidate receives more than 50% support after the first ballot, the bet on three candidates appears to attract enough numbers to prevent any of the other two from winning the first time. At least a priori, because, as sources close to the party point out, “the hours are very long” in the face of an internal process and once the start signal is given, negotiations will accelerate and no one is ruling out agreements. .
Following Bielsa’s move on Friday, each candidate’s atmosphere conveys messages of calm
However, this will be valid as of Monday, when the period until the extraordinary congress is determined. The highlight so far from the socialists’ meeting in Galicia is that PSPV will emerge as soon as it enters. Bielsa’s staging at the start of the congress also contains a message to Ferraz: a way of telling him not to call him with the facts, persuading him to back off from the start, because at this point in the chess game he has already made up his mind. Press the button to start playback.
The initial move, which was also a way to get ahead of two more prominent candidates in previous weeks, did not go as well as the mayor of Mislata had expected; Two of these names were included in the team for the renewal of the contract. The party distanced itself from the proposal and faced criticism from other candidates; but he did not back down from his intention to lead the Valencian federation and signal a change of course. Of course, this setback led to some strategy adjustments.
After the storm on Friday, all the messages received yesterday were calm, reducing the severity of the events. And we maintain positions. The environments of the three prospects made this clear. It remains to be seen whether Pedro Sánchez will intervene personally in the next few hours, that is, before the end of the Galician window, but the situation looks complicated.
The Head of Government and PSOE leader’s agenda at the congress was quite limited: he arrived yesterday afternoon and today will focus on Galicia and the regional elections, which will also be complemented by a major event. He is a manager who will make changes with the participation of the Federal Committee and ministers who are not involved in the administration and who will force Arcadi Spain to change its field at the Valencian level. But everything is possible.
Ferraz’s movements
Despite Sánchez’s absence, Ferraz left some organic messages from PSPV yesterday. These were silent actions, but they were meaningful. Thus, in the morning hours, the party organization seated Diana Morant between José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Government spokesperson Pilar Alegría, very close to Santos Cerdán, the man who manages the day-to-day running of the party. specific pedigree, internal.
In the afternoon the minister made his intentions for the future clear, without fully articulating them, and at the panel on Equality he harshly attacked the policies of the Government of Carlos Mazón of Valencia, with which he has recently stepped up his interventions. He resorted to this method to show that he wanted to become the leader of the opposition sooner or later. His intentions will need to be expressed more clearly in the coming days, because although those around him are confident that he will win in a hypothetical primary, he will at least have to work hard.
Morant rehearses as leader of opposition against Consell de Mazón
Minister accuses PP and Vox of Valencian government of ‘attacking women’s rights’
Minister of Science and Universities Diana Morant is the only representative of the PSPV to intervene in the PSOE convention (in addition to the Socialist Youth leader Víctor Camino as a member of this organization) and she did not miss this opportunity. She portrays herself as a voice of opposition against Consell de PP and Vox.
You could call it an article surrounded by colleagues from the Council of Ministers and Valencian socialists who invoked women’s equality (that was the topic of the panel) to attack the rule of Carlos Mazón.
As PSPV’s internal process escalates, Morant has stepped up his statements on internal issues against the Valencian government. He did this during his visit to Alcoi and Elda in the first week of January and also in Valencia last week. Gandia’s leader has already informed his followers that he will run for the leadership of the party, whether there are more candidates or not, and in the meantime, he continues to present himself as an opponent of Mazón; This is a role he should take on, if there is one. He becomes the general secretary of the federation, as he did yesterday.
Sharing the stage with equality head Ana Redondo, the Minister of Science and Universities criticized the PP and Vox for setting women’s rights as “priorities”, but not to defend these rights, but “to attack and restrict them”. He thus reminded that the Valencian Community was “one of the first communities” with which PP and Vox agreed after 28 months, and that “after eight wonderful years of social conquests with President Ximo Puig, six men and one fate signed on a napkin in a few hours.” agreement of shame He underlined that the “priority” in this regard is “attacking women’s rights”.
Likewise, the minister assured that one of the first actions by the government between the PP and Vox that “shocked” him was “due to the selection of personnel.” “They put anti-vaxxers, people who deny climate change and gender violence… at the head of governments and parliaments,” said Morant, who added another case in Valencia, recalling Llanos Massó, the president of Corts. “He calls himself president and withdraws from banners condemning murders of sexist violence.” “They do not represent society, Spain is better than them,” he said.