One of the stages of the call English Way Even Santiago has its beginning in A Coruña. It is 32 kilometers from Bruma, where there are only two more sections to reach the cathedral of the Apostles. But compared to those for whom the pilgrimage experience is almost cathartic, the Valencian delegation returns from the PSOE congress in the city of the Tower of Hercules almost as quickly as it arrived: primaries will be held and face a fast-paced timetable. This was approved by the executive on Monday, without clearing the two-week postponement horizon.
This afternoon’s meeting at PSPV headquarters will be more than just setting the date for the extraordinary congress that will replace the new congress. Ximo Puig; It also represents the bullet fired into the air of the process that has been brewing for months, especially since its emergence. The old president He announced to his people that he was “taking a step back”. It was December 16th. The atmosphere has become even more tense since then, and although the possibility of a primary seemed common at the time, it is now the clearest option with three candidates and double rounds.
The executive’s celebration of setting deadlines for the internal process was one of the reasons that created internal tension. It was originally planned to be held on January 8, but was postponed by a week the previous Friday in order to “adjust the schedule and reach agreement”. Seven days later, history repeated itself. This time the intervention came directly from Ferraz before the threat. Alejandro Soler You must submit your candidacy two days before the meeting. The PSOE leadership wanted a “quiet week” that would not overshadow the Galicia convention, but was also seen as an opportunity to buy time and negotiate.
“And life went on, as things went on that didn’t make much sense,” says Joaquín Sabina, and there were no significant changes at the event in A Coruña that would reverse the internal situation. There was such a possibility Pedro Sánchez intervened and demanded an agreement between the three candidates, but this hypothetical meeting did not occur or had no effect. It is not a negotiation that will lead to an agreement around a single candidacy.
For the Valencian federation, the weekend on Galician soil was filled with a back-and-forth union dinner showcasing bands, photos and alliances (e.g. José Luis Abalos Soler) and several changes were made in the federal administration. Spain Leaves residence and assumes Transport and Mobility duties and Susana Ros Joins the Guarantee Committee. In fact, the movements went in the opposite direction and intensified the tripartite path for the future of the Valencian federation.
That was the real thing. Carlos Fernandez Bielsa It was made on Friday when a team was presented to “refresh” the lineup. Moreover, Diana Morant He received confirmation from Ferraz in the form of visibility in one of the forum panels, telling his people that he would prefer to lead the federation even if there were primaries, while Soler maintained his intention to run. Even the current general secretary, Ximo Puig, He admitted that primaries will be held yesterday. “It will be the militants who will decide,” he said in Galicia yesterday, while emphasizing the virtues of PSPV as “the most democratic party in Valencian society”; this has been “historically proven in open primaries,” he said. ”
Five intense weeks
Puig wasn’t the only one making a statement from A Coruña. Two of the candidates also attended. “The aim is to confront the will in the coming weeks for the party to be strong, united and for the militants to decide who will lead the party,” Carlos Fernández Bielsa, PSPV’s state leader in Valencia, told À Punt. “This is the time of the PSOE political congress; tomorrow – for today – will be the time of PSPV,” his counterpart in Alicante, Alejandro Soler, told the public broadcaster. said.
That moment will come this Monday when the manager will place all the dates on the calendar. Although the preferred date is uncertain, it continues to be the weekend of February 24th and 25th. Then in March, Magdalena, Fallas and Holy Week follow each other, making the celebration difficult and fulfilling the assumption of being in the first quarter of the year. If confirmed, there will be 33 days between the administration making the call and the congress being held, In the ordinary case, almost half of the 60 days specified in the statute.
This would be even lower if one takes into account that it was the National Committee that formalized the call, which would not require 10 regulatory days. This will kick off five frantic weeks that include a deadline to submit nominations, another period to collect endorsements, campaign time and voting days for both delegate selection and the double-round primaries that seem destined for the Game. General secretary.
This visit to the polls should be at least a week before the congress and could coincide with the Xunta elections, adding more Galician emphasis to the PSPV’s internal process. The emergence of the Galician elections in the Spanish political panorama may be the only condition for postponing the conclave weekend beyond February; not because of the two days mentioned, but because of the earlier milestones (primaries and all that implies). It will coincide with an election campaign.
And due to the tightness of the calendar, departures may occur the day after the calendar is determined. Before the postponement, Soler was preparing to present his candidacy before the executive committee on Saturday. He is expected to be the first to take a step after a week. From here, the rest of the action will take place in a double-round primary where Bielsa and Morant’s candidacies and deal-making ability could tip the balance.