Carlos Fernandez Bielsa transformed a simple formalism into the first message of his message candidacy. The leader of the PSPV in the province of Valencia delivered the documents to the Socialists’ headquarters on Hospital Street to make official what he had loudly announced on Saturday: that he was running to lead the party. And he did this with heroic militancy, not just because it was the most mentioned word in his speech, but because it was part of his staging.
The provincial leader of the party, which hopes to be united at the regional level, stated that his proposal is a “Valencian and regional” PSPV proposal, based on municipal government policies, with “its own and autonomous leadership”. but it must be “respectful of the federal structure and compatible with the policies of Pedro Sánchez and the Spanish Government.” “I want to be an asset to the PSOE and the Spanish Government,” he said, trying to avoid appearing as an alternative candidate to Ferraz.
Between Dolores Bar Restaurant and Los Honorables Hair Salon (the names are a coincidence, but they can be included in the lexicon of the process) fifty unknown militants greeted Bielsa with applause. They accompanied them not only at the reception at the headquarters of Fist and Rose, but also at the Mayor of Mislata’s first press conference as a candidate for general secretary.
And if militancy The fact that he filled the room by doing business behind his back also found a place in his speech. The Socialist leader stated that PSPV needed a “calm change” where “militancy is at the center of decisions”. “This is the only way we can revitalize the party,” he added. Militancy, bases or affiliates have been constant expressions. He repeatedly stated that “now is the time for militancy”, “militancy has a say”, “militancy decides”.
“Primaries are positive”
In fact, this decision of the militants was based on the fact that “there was no favorite” in this process when asked about the candidacy of the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities Diana Morant. “The members of this party determine the favorites; “Today, I join with my colleagues from grassroots militants, they are the main heroes,” he emphasized. He also called for these to be “positive primaries” and far from being seen as a struggle, where “the presence of three or more candidates should be seen as synonymous with internal democracy.”
Bielsa maintained that he would not say “a bad word or any bad deed” about his colleagues in attendance, and asked about the phrase “warlords” pointed out by Government delegate and PSPV deputy secretary Pilar Bernabé on Saturday. “There is no war here, there is peace” among the Valencian socialists, she claimed. “With enthusiasm until the end,” she said at the end of the questions.