new space Attempt (one of the parties that make up Compromís), this time by what had until now been a youth organisation. According to the statement made by the management A littleThe youth movement breaks away from the structures of the Initiative and stops seeing it as a “reference party” and directly attacks the leadership of the formation. It rejects Som’s decision and criticizes that “the five people unilaterally represent the voice of the entire youth militancy in a disorderly manner”.
No matter what, do not break away from the youth organization, A new page in the internal crisis of the party he founded and manages. Monica Oltra from 2008 to 2022 After many institutional positions (some in the administration) left the party in recent months. This formation will hold its extraordinary meeting in the midst of an internal storm on February 24 to determine its course.
“Known as the som coordinator Young political organization of the Poble Valencia Initiative“At the meeting on January 22, we made a thoughtful decision to leave this political organization,” the document approved on Monday reads. They stated that the decision was “difficult but necessary”. “Unfortunately, the Initiative has lost its identity as a space for the transformative left and its ability to connect with the majority of the population,” the statement said. The statement is included.
In explaining the departure, Som points to the current leadership of the party (which is Aitana Mas And Alberto Ibanez as co-spokesperson) for “taking a different path, focusing their efforts on making militancy invisible, imposing vetoes and eliminating any political difference.” ““Authoritarianism and lack of recognition of our work are what characterize the current leadership.”He adds the text among the reasons for this rupture of the organization.
This decision means that Som will leave the Initiative and establish itself as an independent organization. Its members (just over a hundred, according to Som sources) will continue to be active in both organizations, but the youth unit will no longer be affiliated with the party. In fact, according to the Som coordinator’s sources, not only have members of this executive left, but there has also been “plenty of militancy.”
So far, young people in the party, founded in 2009, explain: “It is time to look for new ways to contribute to the common good and a path that truly reflects our ideals, where internal pluralism is championed and differences of opinion are respected.” with Monica Oltra. “Therefore, it is not a matter of nostalgia but a matter of values that makes us reject the Enterprise as our reference party,” the document adds.
“One-sided decision”
The initiative rejects this separation. They state that this was something taken “unilaterally” by five people (who constitute the leadership of this organization) who “erratically exercised the voice of the entire youth militancy of the organization” (they state it was 306 people). “breaking off the organic relations of the party and politically interfering in the assembly process”. Moreover, sources from the Enterprise Organization Secretariat add that this “specifically relevant” decision should be taken at Som’s “congress”, which, by law, is scheduled to be held in June.
This departure represents an escalation in crisis within the second most militant formation within Compromís and follows the departure from the party of three representatives from the administration (all from Castelló): the MP in Las Corts, Vero Ruiz; former member of parliament Belen Bekaro and the mayor of Vistabella, Jordi Alcón. Before them, positions such as councilors in the capital Sergi Castillo and Lluïsa Notario in Valencia had left the party.