With Tudanca or with Ferraz. This is the question that has been asked since Friday at the PSOE of Castilla y León with the nuance that in this trench warfare no one names the captain, Pedro Sanchezwhen in reality, it is the “all” of National Socialism. However, in an attempt to “swim and put our clothes away,” some are taking a stand – some very clearly – on whether it was right or wrong for the Ethics and Safeguards Commission to overturn the approved primary process by Parliament. Committee. Autonomous at the request of its general secretary.
What underlies, in the background, in addition to the much-used autonomy of the Castilian and Leonese federation and the power of activism, is the continuity or not of Tudanca at the head of the Socialists of the Community. And at this point, if the base has the first word, the party apparatus seems to have the last word, which, having seen what has been seen, has already made a decision – it already hinted as much ago has months – which is to consider the man from Burgos as written off and now look for relief. For the moment, he has not commented on its continuity.
But the others speak more and more, so that those responsible for the institutional and organic formation of the Community join one side or the other. That the PSOE of León and Valladolid, the two strongest provinces in terms of number of members, are against Tudanca is not new. The Leonese provincial secretary, Javier Alfonso Cendónwas, for practical reasons, the driving force behind the suspension by denouncing what happened to the national leaders. Yesterday he insisted that “there will be primaries, but with guarantees and not with an express process as they wanted.” Another Leonese and of symbolic importance, the president of the PSCL, Edward Moranalso supported the decision of a process which, in its phase prior to the presentation of candidatures, would have started today. The president of the Leonese council expressed himself in the same sense: Gerardo Alvarez Courel as well as that of the Regional Council of Bierzo, Olegario Ramon.
In Valladolid, while awaiting the word of the provincial secretary of the PSOE and Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente (on a trip to the Arab Emirates), the head of the Equality portfolio did so yesterday, Ana Redondowho deemed Ferraz’s decision “reasonable.” “I believe the game has its rules, we must respect them and we must all accept them,” he said. Member of the Federal Executive since the beginning of the year, Redondo recalled that she is secretary general of the Valladolid Capital Group and that she has always respected the rules of the party game, reports Ical. He also highlighted that the Federal Congress is underway in which “fortunately” Pedro Sánchez will be re-elected secretary general because “there is no conflict.” After this appointment, he insisted, the leaders of the different communities will be renewed.
Another native of Valladolid, Pedro Herreromember of the Socialist Executive and municipal spokesperson, declared that the primaries will arrive “when it is time”, and criticized the fact that the calendar approved by the Autonomous Committee meant opening the process “imminently and without delay”, this who, in his opinion, has not safeguarded the rights of all activists who can decide whether or not they want to run.
Soria is the third province that has clarified where it is located, so its provincial secretary, Luis Reyadvocated “complying with what is established” and “patiently” waiting for the process. He also recognized that the Soria socialists “abstained” from the decision to bring forward the primaries because “they did not have the documentation.” Meanwhile, in Avila, the socialist deputy Manuel Arribas expressed his “unwavering” support for federal leaders and the Secretary of the Organization, Santos Cerdanand criticized Tudanca to the point of declaring that his mandate as head of the PSOE of Castilla y León “is over”.
Antidio Fagundezleader of the socialists of Zamorano and close to the number three of the PSCL, Ana Sánchez, preferred “not to fuel the controversies and to comply with Ferraz’s decisions”, a position similar to that of the socialists of Segovia who for the moment prefer to keep the silence.
On the other hand, two mayors spoke out against the decision of the national leadership of the PSOE. The first, that of León, Jose Antonio Diezfor whom the differences between Ferraz and the PSOE primaries of Castilla y León respond to “small things from the inside, small chairs and salaries”. “I don’t think there is a better alternative than Luis Tudanca, because he is the only one after Demetrio Madrid to have achieved a victory against the Popular Party in Castile and León, where he obtained the absolute majority almost consecutively”, he declared. Diez, who made these statements about Onda Cero, assured that it was a “dirty way of playing” on the part of the Secretary of the Federal Organization, Santos Cerdán, a game to which he claimed “to be accustomed” in León. “I experienced it myself and I think Tudanca is absolutely right.”
Also the mayor of Palencia, Miriam Andresexpressed his rejection: “I disagree. Ferraz must revise the interpretation of the statutes and stop using the party to install and remove territorial barons at will,” he said.
