A few weeks before the celebration of the 41st Federal Congress of the PSOE in Seville, ABC learned that the party had not yet addressed the former president of the government. Felipe Gonzalezwho was present during the previous edition, organized in Valencia. The distance with the current president of the government is once again crucial, as evidenced by the historic socialist leader’s calls for Pedro Sánchez’s policy of pacts.
However, as this newspaper confirms, the president of the party, Cristina Narbona, calls on other historical leaders to get involved in the congress, participating in presentations or in any other way, so that the effect is diluted. A divorce between the Socialist Party of Pedro Sánchez and the usual Socialist Party.
And, in the middle, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, absolutely aligned with Sánchez’s policies and his main support among the former leaders. The congress, which will be held on November 29 and 30 and December 1 in Seville, will bring together 1,095 delegates. There are 12 more representatives than in the previous conclave, held in 2021.
A silent debate within the PSOE, but not non-existent, concerns the post-Sanchez scenario: perpetuate the model or return to the essence. Currently, the Socialist Party is experiencing the least self-critical moment since the Transition, but it is obvious that there are internal voices unhappy with the way of exercising power. organic power of Pedro Sánchez.
Felipe González from the outside or Emiliano García-Page from the inside are probably the best examples, but there are others. The regional congresses will be the scene of the battle and it appears here to be particularly symbolic. what’s happening in Madrid.
