Backdrop to a quiet culmination
Around this Saturday night, the PSPV gathering will look very different from the loud, tension-filled congresses of the past. There will be no flurries of high-tech phones lighting up the room, no backroom huddles in secluded suites, and no ceremonial clashes over names. If anything, the mood will be one of calm consensus: a concerted toast and shared memories, with a clear purpose guiding the proceedings. The real negotiations, free from the usual rush and strain of past occasions, took place the previous night. They set the stage for Diana Morant to achieve her first objective as the Valencian Socialist Party’s secretary general: a fully pact-backed executive by Saturday afternoon.
Insiders familiar with the talks indicate that the agreement on the party leadership team, involving the three precandidates Morant, Alejandro Soler, and Carlos Fernández Bielsa, is virtually in place. Sources close to Morant and Bielsa both confirm progress, noting only a few minor details remain to be finalized. The plan is to present the complete, mutually agreed slate at six in the evening, ahead of the delegate vote.
The arrangement between Morant and Bielsa would cap a week of negotiations, with a Friday night settlement already secured between Soler and the new PSPV leader. No additional names have been disclosed beyond those already mentioned in the early reportings of the congress, though Vicent Mascarell is anticipated to take the role of Secretary of Organization, Pilar Bernabé to oversee Institutional Affairs, Tania Baños as president of the Council of Mayors, and Rubén Alfaro as spokesperson. These moves reflect a broader distribution of senior roles across the party, aligned with the ambitions of Soler and the leadership team.
In this late stage, Soler’s circle remains the only notable new addition among those close to Soler who are expected to hold influential positions within the executive. Provincial insiders from Alicante express satisfaction about those arrangements, while Bielsa’s role is being advanced to ensure coherence among the three leaders. The overarching goal remains straightforward: by six o clock, the list will be ready and commonly supported, allowing this new executive to emerge with broad backing. The three principals have bent the effort toward this outcome from the start, taking the practical steps necessary to seal the agreement.
That said, the process is not without its usual feverish undercurrents. The final touches are still being worked out, but insiders insist these refinements will not derail the plan for the complete and consensual slate to be presented on time. The objective has always been clear: enable a strong, unified executive that can command broad support from delegates and drive the party forward. This approach has been shaped by the instinct of the principal figures to push through a structured, inclusive settlement rather than let the process drift into ad hoc negotiations.
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