The pressure cooker of renewal in Valencian socialism is heating up. Ferraz takes a step forward and calls out ‘alternative’ candidates Carlos Fernández Bielsa and Alejandro SolerTo the PSOE headquarters in Madrid. According to information this newspaper has obtained from socialist sources, the general secretary of the province of Valencia will attend tomorrow’s call (he has an official agenda in the capital due to his position in the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP)).
The same will not happen for the leader in Alicante, at least in principle. Alejandro Soler is a veteran of organic life, close to the Organizing Secretary of the party. Santos CerdanI would say no don’t wait for himAccording to these sources. However, his official candidacy does not make any statement regarding this possible call. A spokesman admitted that contacts with Ferraz continued after the candidacy was officially registered and that the candidate was open to possible deals leading up to the first round of primaries on February 25.
Ferraz, on the other hand, refrains from commenting on these possible calls for unity and prefers common sense. “They are all trying to come to an agreement, and in some cases they have said so, but we are not in it. We want agreement, but primaries are also the hallmark of the party“, say the formation’s official sources, without stating whether they will receive the Valencian state leader tomorrow or not.
According to consulted sources, the actions of the federal socialist leadership in the last hours will be directly guided by Pedro Sánchez and will be aimed at integrating the minister into a single candidacy. Diana Morant at the front and thus prevents wear and tear in the internal process. Withdrawal, unity and integration These would be the slogans that the party leadership was trying to convey directly. For this reason, a call was made to hold face-to-face meetings, rather than remotely or through third parties.
What is striking is that the intensification of these messages occurred after Soler and Bielsa submitted the necessary documents for application to the PSPV general secretariat. Then they took a step all previous attempts at consensus failed, leading to two postponements of execution had to initiate the calendar of the renewal congress. So, despite these failed attempts and having demonstrated a willingness to let militancy decide, the socialist federal leadership is now redoubling its efforts for a single list. According to consulted sources, if he manages to convince the state leaders of Valencia and Alicante, the aim will then be to ask Morant to make gestures with other candidates in the formation of the PSPV team after Ximo Puig.