The PSOE of Castilla y León arrived at the Federal Congress of Seville in two delegations, the official one, led by its general secretary, Luis Tudancaand criticism of its management, with the federations of León and Valladolid as representatives. In the capital Seville, no one wants to open the melon of the regional congress which will be held in February and, above all, of its candidates to take the reins of the party in the Community. However, everyone takes, in one way or another, positions that can be summed up as “with Tudanca” or “against Tudanca”. In the first group is the organizing secretary of the PSCL. In the second, the socialists of León and Valladolid.
The first, the Zamoran Ana Sanchezright arm of the current regional leader of the PSOE, claimed the support that, according to him, possesses the leadership of Luis Tudanca, after leading the party for more than ten years and at a time when he has not revealed if he will opt for a fourth term. “Since Demetrio Madrid there has not been a more appreciated leader and probably more respected in recent years than Luis Tudanca”, he said. Ana Sánchez explained that Tudanca has “always” been “surrounded” not only by the leaders of the party, but also by the activists they represent , reports Ical.
From her “deep knowledge” of the PSCL, the Organizing Secretary stressed that it achieved “organic peace”, “unity” and, therefore, the “strength” of a federation and the nine provinces, what she considers “historic”. . “Anyone who knows the history of the peso of Castilla y León knows that it has never been like this,” he said, adding that Luis Tudanca He also restored, after 30 years, electoral successes to the party “in a very conservative country”.“.
“From an institutional and electoral point of view, the results are so extraordinarily positive that it is normal to feel the support and affection of the provincial secretaries but especially of the activism of the PSOE of Castilla y León,” he declared for defend “unity”. , which is not the “uniformity” of its “strong” and “merged” federation. “I like to confront myself”said Ana Sánchez. Likewise, before the XV Autonomous Congress and the process of presenting candidacies, which will begin on January 7, he assured that everyone will be able to give their “free” and “legitimate” opinion and avoided commenting on whether Luis Tudanca would run or not and if there will be more than one candidacy for the Autonomous Secretariat. “From the first to the last of the 10,000 PSOE activists from Castilla y León, they have the legitimate right to take a step forward.”
Concerning relations with the current federal leadership, the organizing secretary of the PSCL recognized that there was a “specific difference” which was due, she recalled, to a statutory question which, in her opinion, ” was impeccably statutory.” “I defend it and I will defend it,” he said, adding: “These issues are minor. Of course, we talk often.
There was not much praise from the Minister of Transport and provincial secretary of Valladolid, Oscar Puentewho assured about the beginning of the organic process within the PSOE of Castilla y León, which celebrates its XV Autonomous Congress in February, that “there has always been tranquility” and added: “I like many candidates, we will see when the right time comes “. In this way, he did not want to specify if he expressly supported a leader “Beyond the noise there is tranquility and when the time comes we will decide”, he also declared. he stressed that “Castilla y León will have a lot of strength without needing Congress”, since, he recalled, it has two ministers from Valladolid and a European deputy who chairs the Alliance of European Socialists and Democrats. I believe that Castilla y León has a very important role and that it will continue to play it,” he stressed about the new federal executive.
The provincial secretary of León, the national deputy neither Javier Alfonso Cendónwho clearly spoke out against Tudanca, wanted to speak out on his replacement and called for “unity” in Castile and León around the leadership of the Secretary General and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. He further asked to “respect the times” regarding what will happen in the Community in the run-up to the XV Autonomous Congress, which will begin in January next year.
Cendón insisted on the support of the Socialists of the Community for Sánchez’s political project and stressed that the Leonese group, with 21 delegates, is participating in the debates to make its “grain of sand” in the federal project. He also guaranteed that the voice of Castilla y León will be “very well represented” both within the Spanish government and in the next federal executive.
