The isolation of Podemos is exacerbated in the reconfiguration of the space of the alternative left to the PSOE. The purple party keeps its swords high with Yolanda Díaz and is determined to erase itself from the presentation of its candidacy for the general elections with Sumar, whose staging will be on April 2 in an act in Madrid. This attitude contrasts with that of the United Left, which for that day has reported a deployment of "practically all" of its federal leadership, with Alberto Garzón at the head, and that of the rest of the allies or potential allies, who will also go with their main swords.
If there is not a radical change of events, which the parties almost rule out that it will happen, Ione Belarra and Irene Montero will be the great absentees of that act, as well as other leaders and spokespersons of the purple party. "The general secretary of Podemos [Belarra] has to explain what decision she makes," Díaz said yesterday about those absences. "I want Podemos to be at that event, there is no reason why it cannot be there, it is an important force in this country," he said.
The political decision of Podemos is not to attend, or to do so in the best of cases with a very low profile, if Díaz does not reach a prior agreement with them on the role he will play in the future candidacy and, especially, if he does not guarantee the conditions of "open primaries" so that sympathizers of the future political space decide what is the "weight" that each organization should have in the electoral lists.
Podemos uses his presence as the last trick to force that agreement before April 2, because if he does not succeed, he knows that he will have to wait until June to negotiate, once the regional and municipal elections have passed, in which he can be left naked. his loss of political support in many places.
For their part, the partners closest to Díaz are pressing for formal talks to take place after the elections, not at a "bilateral table" with Podemos, but at a party table where everyone has a voice, as EL MUNDO reports today.
Podemos remains alone in his pulse while IU, En Comú Podem, Más Madrid, Más País, Compromís, Chunta Aragonista, Verdes Equo or Alianza Verde will turn to "clothe" Yolanda Díaz.
IU has confirmed their names this Thursday. And it is an overwhelming display with Minister Garzón at the helm. Along with him, practically the entire federal leadership of the IU will attend, among whom will be its federal spokesperson and MEP, Sira Rego; the parliamentary spokesman and leader of the PCE, Enrique Santiago; and the federal head of Organization, Ismael Gonzalez. In addition, it is expected that the majority of coordinators of the regional federations that make up IU will attend.
The other pillar of support for Díaz is the commoners, who will also make a forceful display, starting with their leader, Ada Colau. In addition to the mayoress of Barcelona, Jaume Asens, other national deputies and Catalan parliamentarians are expected, such as the spokesperson Jessica Albiach, who also belongs to Podemos.
The message that Más Madrid sends is also important. Its two great figures will attend: Mónica García and Rita Maestre. Likewise, from Más País they will be "well represented". Likewise, leaders of Compromís, Chunta Aragonesista, Verdes Equo or Alianza Verde, among others, will attend.
One day before the act of April 2, both Podemos and IU meet their highest management bodies, from which very different analyzes of the situation can come out. Belarra brings together the so-called Citizen Council and Garzón, the Federal Coordinator. Both meetings will discuss the May elections and, of course, the situation with Sumar.
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