There is less than a month left for the parties to present the coalitions with which they intend to compete on March 28. And although it would be symbolic for Podem and Esquerra Unida to seal their pact on April 14, the day that the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic is commemorated, the fact of rushing until the last day to present pre-electoral agreements would be too reminiscent of what happened in Andalusia with a bitter aftertaste and a bad result for the entente formed by IU, Podemos and Más País.
To avoid an Andalusian-style negotiation, those responsible for Podem and EU in the Valencian Community have been working discreetly for a long time. But for the moment, there is no agreement and the nerves are evident, not only for the two formations but for the whole of the Valencian left who understands that it would be very harmful for the Botànic to appear at the 28M elections with one of the legs divided into two . In other autonomies the agreements have been much easier to reach
At this juncture, there are movements that do not help too much to seal the agreement. As La Vanguardia has learned, in Compromís they are trying to convince the US to join the list that Joan Ribó will head in the Valencia City Council. For this, they reserved position 11 on the municipal list that will be led by the mayor of the capital of Túria.
This week sources from the Valencian formation assured that the agreement with the US “was very feasible”. For Ribó it would be an important extra since he would weaken those who threaten to steal votes from her left flank and would allow her to add support to her melee with Sandra Gómez and a few extra votes.
Although it is evident that not all US voters would vote for Compromís, it is no less true that Ribó would have more reasons to hunt down part of those 19,000 voters that Esquerra Unida achieved in the 2015 municipal elections (in 2019 he already presented himself with Podem in a coalition ).
Any contribution is basic, even more so when it gives the feeling that the PSPV in the city wins integers and would be in a position to wrest the leadership of the left in the city from Compromís. With the collapse of Ciudadanos, everything seems to indicate that the PP has the advantage to be the first political force in the chamber, but, if the lefts are added again, whoever comes second will take the leadership rod.
It is clear that the Socialists trust in recovering the city of Valencia and plan to spend the rest to support the vice mayor, Sandra Gómez. Thus, in mid-April, the PSOE will hold a municipal convention in the city.
All in all, Compromís’s offer to the US does not seem the most appealing: to integrate into a non-exit position and above all as independent. In this context, sources from the formation led by Rosa Pérez point out to this newspaper that, despite the fact that “no scenario can be ruled out, the preferred option is for the municipal agreements to be in line with the autonomous pact” that is being negotiated between the EU and we can. Of course, always guaranteeing the “municipal autonomy” of each group.
This global agreement would go through closing agreements with the purple ones in Valencia, Alicante, Elche and Castellón. However, it is not being easy at all, so no doors are closed.
Thus, from the US they consider that it is “complicated” to ask their own to vote for Ribó (Compromís) and that same day “to vote for Héctor Illueca” the Podem candidate for the Generalitat Valenciana. For this reason, everything indicates that the two state formations to the left of the PSOE will have to give in and reach an agreement to stand hand in hand in the next elections.
