Diana Morant He will become the new general secretary of PSPV on Wednesday, February 7. Since there are no rivals after Alejandro Soler and Carlos Fernández side with Bielsa, we will not have to wait for the extraordinary congress that the Valencian socialists have called for the penultimate weekend of March, when the Minister of Science will be officially announced. new leader This will also be the end of the term of Ximo Puig, who will leave his post permanently after 12 years at the head of the organization.
PSOE’s federal charter states in article 165 that the person who wishes to become general secretary will be “selected” if “the candidacy is announced only after the confirmation process”. This support collection period ends exactly at noon on Wednesday. Upon expiration, the Guarantee Committee must verify these sponsorships and, if no incidents are detected, will issue a certificate to certify Morant.
That’s when the Gandhian woman will officially become the new leader of PSPV. The first woman to reach this position of maximum responsibility in the socialist federation, thus paying off the Valencian socialists’ “debt to their values”, in the words of the minister himself.
With the secretary-general’s credentials already on his lapel, Morant will be able to start making some relevant decisions that will extract the first readings on an internal key. Federal law gives him the power to make changes to the Organizing Committee of the extraordinary congress to be held in Benicàssim on March 22, 23 and 24, where only the new manager of Gandia’s former mayor will be voted on.
According to sources in the formation, this group responsible for the design of the conclave now consists of members of the PSPV leadership, since the last executive who approved the call for the extraordinary congress decided to transfer the organization of the event to the PSPV. same dome.
Although he has the power to change things as of Wednesday, Morant’s circle leaves the possibility of the minister changing the makeup of the organizing committee up in the air. In any case, if he decides to make changes, the same sources suggest he will do so based on the “integration” he promised Bielsa and Soler.
The two former candidates are the only two permanent members of the future administration of Morant, who this Saturday confirmed the Alicante provincial secretary as party chairman, and the Valencia provincial leader and the mayor of Mislata as deputy general secretaries in the “Torrent pact”. ”
The mystery continues with the Organizing Secretary currently held by José Muñoz, who is also the ombudsman of the socialist group in Corts. The position, which is key to control of the party, falls to Morant, who has not yet given any clues about the names. Muñoz will have few options to continue in the organic position, largely because this is a profile linked to Puig and does not fit the message of renewal being conveyed. However, he is a person trusted by the minister and is therefore expected to bear some responsibility.
Rubén Alfaro, mayor of Elda and coordinator of Morant’s campaign, is also being considered for this position; but his options are diminishing, despite the fact that being close to Soler in Gandia’s environment would project this image of integration. In fact, they guarantee that the decision has not been made, and it is not excluded that the close leader of PSPV, who does not like leaks, will keep the name of the selected person until the congress.
In addition to organic restructuring, the party wants Wednesday to be a day of celebration and the first mass bath for Morant. Therefore, in addition to a sincere act of celebration, the possibility is being explored that the new socialist leader, already elected, will say a few words to the grassroots militants at the party’s regional headquarters in Valencia, to whom he promises to listen. sound, between now and congress. Therefore, the participation of Soler and Bielsa is not expected. There is also the situation of outgoing secretary-general Ximo Puig, since that Wednesday there has been a session in the Senate, making his presence difficult.
Més critics push for consultation on Compromís’ intersection with European ones
Més, the majority party in Compromís, will launch a consultation so bases can vote on who Compromís will run with in the European elections on 9 June. The formation’s sovereigntist sector, Bloc i País, backed an initiative calling for this internal vote over the weekend and obtained the necessary signatures, accounting for more than 10% of militants, in just 48 hours. Competing with the parties of the European Free Alliance, Sumar, Podemos or going it alone are the options more than 4,000 Més militants can choose. The options on the coalition table are the same. The party leadership announced at the last National Council that talks were already in embryo with both parties in the ALE group and Sumar.