One day after denouncing the “mistreatment” of the Government of Pedro Sánchez with the Valencian Community in his role as candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Joan Baldoví, returned to the state stage to certify that he maintains “magnificent” relations with the second vice president Yolanda Diaz.

At a press conference in Congress, the only deputy from the nationalist formation yesterday showed himself to be much closer to Sumar’s project than his coalition partner, Íñigo Errejón (Más País). Of course, Baldoví made it clear that Sumar, the project promoted by the vice president to grow as an alternative to the PSOE, “can never be piling up.”

Having ruled out a pact with Díaz that will stand out in the regional and municipal elections that open the electoral cycle next 28M, but also with Podem and Esquerra Unida, any agreement with the participation of Compromís is transferred to the general elections scheduled for the end of the year. Except for some specific local agreement.

In this sense, Baldoví explained that they are holding meetings with the vice president and that it would be convenient to learn from the mistakes made in Andalusia. The Valencian parliamentarian understands that when you want to do things in a hurry and without reaching agreements where everyone feels comfortable, the process to achieve unity is more complicated.

All in all, it seems that Díaz’s leadership is well received by Valencian voters. The CIS February barometer published last week reveals interesting data about the possible preferences of Compromís voters. According to this study, 43.2% of those in the Valencian Community who voted for the orange coalition in the 2019 general elections would prefer Yolanda Díaz to be the president of the Government at this time.

A percentage that is not too far from the 46.1% that the head of Labor achieves among United Podemos voters at the state level, according to the barometer for the month of February from the Center for Sociological Research.

In the survey there is also an assessment of the main state leaders and Yolanda Díaz also gets a good grade among Compromís voters. 100% of the voters of the coalition in 2019 know it and give it a score of 6.49, much higher than that given to Íñigo Errejón (4.82) and Pedro Sánchez (4.74). At this point, it should be noted that the rating that the vice president obtains among United Podem voters is somewhat higher, 7.31.

These data, together with Baldoví’s words pronounced yesterday at the congressional press conference, support the theses of those who within the coalition defend the commitment to Díaz’s platform. In fact, the majority feeling within Compromís is that, although it is true that the “artifact” with which it wants to present itself raises many doubts, there is a firm conviction that the vice president is a great candidate for the adventure that it is intended to promote at the state level.