Learn from: errors to prevent the past from being repeated in the future. This is the situation with the PSPV-PSOE, where Minister Diana Morant was announced as the new leader in the week ending this Sunday. Four of the six general secretaries before him (Ximo Puig, Joan Lerma, Jorge Alarte and Joan Ignasi Pla) and some historical figures of the party in Alicante advise the former mayor of Gandia to take good note of what is happening next. Joan Lerma to avoid falling into a journey similar to the one that caused them to wait twenty years to save the Generalitat.
In a calmer tone and with a broader temporal perspective than those offered by thoughts focusing on current events, socialist veterans They value the fact that a woman is heading the federation for the first time, which they see as a fruit of the equality policies implemented by the party for decades, and they challenge the woman to head the federation. PSPVAfter surrendering to Ferraz and realizing that he would be the only candidate for the General Secretary position, the task he assigned himself in one of his first statements was to put an end to the differences of opinion between the party families. the other two candidates are Alejandro Soler and Carlos Fernández Bielsa. The other challenge for Morant is to have an environmental vision of PSPV’s different sensitivities to autonomy; It seems vital that Morant knows how to give the province of Alicante the importance it deserves within the federation: Valencia.
Seven months after last year’s regional elections, he was general secretary of PSPV for twelve years, eight of which were also as chairman of Consell. Ximo Puig He decided it was time to “step back,” which opened up a new path period of succession This brought Morant to the position of General Secretary. «After the general elections and the formation of the Government, it was the turn of the most reactionary Executive in the history of the Valencian Community. “We now have three years to formalize a strong alternative that will lead to change in 2027.”
For the former president of the Generalitat, this is very important. PSPV “He has learned from the mistakes made after 1995, which included two decades of opposition.” During his time at the helm of Consell, the company’s structure Society This was a constant in his story. He brings this argument back to the table when asked why only one of the seven general secretaries the party has had (the first, Joan Pastor), comes from the province of Alicante. «Centralisms are not smart. PSPV needs to have a coherent vision for diversity in our region. Regardless of where the secretary general is located, what is important is that he has an integrative view and is committed to ensuring that the people of Alicante feel identified with the goals of the political project,” Puig said in an interview with this newspaper.
“PSPV needs to have a consistent vision for diversity in our region.”
PSPV’s longest-serving secretary general, with a tenure of eighteen years. Joan Lerma. The person, who is also a minister, defends the consensus reached by pointing out that the emergence of up to three candidates is not a new fact, as there were previous congresses with four candidates. , via Ferraz , because “there were no fundamental political differences or ideological disputes that could lead to the split of the party” between Morant, Soler and Bielsa.
“Morant, Soler and Bielsa did not have any political disagreements or ideological disputes that could lead to a split in the party.”
about the truth Morant became the first woman to lead the federation He points out that this is “an example of how far PSPV has come for equality.” As for the fact that only one of the seven secretaries-general is from Alicante, note that the province’s presence is “extensive and fundamental” through people holding other relevant posts. In this context, he draws attention to the work carried out by Antonio García Miralles, who served as president of the party while serving as general secretary, a responsibility he combined with that of the president of the Valencia Cortes for twelve years, and by Alberto Pérez Ferré, who assumed the presidency of the party. He was the organizing secretary.
by order
Jorge Alarte is the fifth general secretary in the history of PSPV applauds relief Puig It was done “in an orderly manner”. The former mayor of the Valencian town of Alaquàs believes that “at other times primaries made it possible to clarify discourses or ideological positions, but this time the debate was not raised in these terms.” Alarte sees no “tension” regarding voting and thinks “militancy wants this resolved as soon as possible.” This idea is shared among many socialists who analyze the current situation of the federation and goes back to Ferraz, given that the Government of Pedro Sánchez has a legislature in front of it in which it will have to make many balances with its partners. They did not want to enter into an internal conflict that would open up another source of conflict in the Valencian Community, and complicated issues such as amnesty, which could destabilize at any time. Alarte now wants it to happen from Morant “He is capable of bringing together an important and transformative political project that includes the Alicante community, which is indispensable for socialism.”
Also, Valencia is another one of them. Joan Ignasi Pla, general secretary of PSPV, He argues that with Morant’s forward steps, socialists have broken “another glass ceiling.” Pla emphasizes that during his time as leader, equality in the lists and the zipper system in which men and women were applied alternately were implemented. “We have always been pioneers in the fight for equality. “This is a step forward for a party that aims to become a majority in the Valencian Community and to have the first female president of the Generalitat,” adds the former leader.
Pla thinks the commitment to Morant “best symbolizes the country project that PSPV needs”. He believes the federation backtracked when it provincialized the organic structure, “copying the PP’s Taifa kingdom model.” The former general secretary advocates “a community and country structure with regions that are the natural area of the Valencian Community”. In his diagram, “Alicante has a significant weight, especially due to its high militancy and social participation.”
mentioned earlier in this article Alberto Pérez Ferré, former Organizing Secretary of PSPV He believes the “complexity of central government” means there is only one final candidate to lead the party. Gandia, where Morant was born, was a “very important breeding ground” for socialists, the Alcoy man recalls. Finally, he regrets that there has always been “a certain Valencian centralism” in the party, and that even a Castellón native like Ximo Puig “carried out a large part of his political activity in Valencia as Lerma’s chief of staff.”
He has been the chairman and one of the leaders of the party for four years. Diego Maciá from Elche Morant also argues that Soler and Bielsa “do not have major differences in the project”. The former mayor of Elche is positive about having a woman at the head of PSPV and that although there are secretaries-general, including Puig and Lerma, who have “shown interest in Alicante”, he believes “this is a road little traveled and where more progress needs to be made to achieve success”. structuring”.
Currently president of PSPV, he will hold the post until the socialists hold their congress in the town of Castellón, Benicàssim, between 22 and 24 March, and will hand over the post to Soler, the current president. Ana Barceló, spokeswoman for the socialist municipality in Alicante. Morant underlines that “as a minister he has a very important institutional responsibility.” Regarding the new secretary general, whom he describes as “a practical and prepared woman”, he thinks that she is “a person who does not drag the backpacks of organic life” and asks her to “have a perspective as broad as the entire geography”. .”
Former mayor of Elda Juan Pascual Azorín He was also president of PSPV. Regarding Puig’s successor, he assesses that socialists “have learned their lesson after the Lerma era, when there were very contradictory positions.” De Morant emphasizes: “In spite of youth “He already has experience as a mayor and a minister,” he underlines, as well as being the first general secretary of the federation. The former Eldense councilor believes that the Alicante region is well represented in the party because the majority of party chairmen were from the province, and he hopes that in the new administration Elche’s Soler knows how to value the weight of the party. South.
“It is important to have a balanced participation among militants”
Antonio Mira-Perceval was deputy general secretary of PSPV And although he says that he is now disconnected from the daily life of the party, he leaves a few clues about what has happened in recent months. “It is a relevant fact that a woman is serving in the General Secretariat, and I understand that the other two candidates also assume that their time has come,” he says, adding: “It is important that there is a balanced participation between militancy and the region, and that the executive is solid.”
Finally, also from the vision and experience PSPV President Juana Serna praises them Morant’s knowledge In fields such as science, research and innovation, he describes his arrival as general secretary, like his other colleagues, as a “historical fact” and “an example for future generations”, pushing the party to unite the mistakes of the past. will not be repeated in the future.