Times are not good for the PSOE of Castilla y León, which sees how broken it is internally and, what is more painful, loses the support of the national leadership which has not neglected the maneuver of Luis Tudanca to accelerate the celebration of the elections. primaries as part of the Congress initially scheduled for January 25 and 26. Ferraz clung to the party’s rules on Friday and did so at the request of a complainant, the provincial secretary of León and national deputy, Javier Alfonso Cendón, who warned of the “irregular and anti-statutory” nature ” of what happened on Thursday in the Autonomous Committee in which the congressional calendar was approved with primaries that began on Tuesday.
A hard blow for Luis Tudanca who saw how in less than 24 hours the leadership of his party completely disavowed him with a “subjective” decision, as he himself described in a statement in which he rejected it, although he accepted the suspension of the primaries. End of his strategy aimed at preventing the critical sector, led by Cendón, from having time to design an alternative candidacy to prevent the man from Burgos, or any of his supporters, from continuing to lead the PSCL and appear on the party poster. next regional elections which, according to the socialists, will be brought forward to next spring.
However, Ferraz, through his Ethics and Guarantees Commissiondeclared that he “denies” that the PSOE of Castilla y León goes to war before the holding of the Federal Congress (end of November) from which Pedro Sánchez should be re-elected, to the praise of the crowds. In its writings, the Ethics Commission clearly emphasized that the “congress” must be understood as the entire process and calendar, and not just its physical celebration between January 25 and 26 in Palencia, reports Ical. In this way, it maintains that the entire congressional procedure corresponding to the levels below the national level must take place once the Federal Congress is held, that is, from December 2. Luis Tudanca was therefore forced to step back and left the future convocation of the Castilian and Leonese conclave in the hands of the organizing secretary of the Federation.
The next day, both took the opportunity to strengthen their positions and note the solitude – in the federal apparatus – of a Tudanca who has always demonstrated unfailing loyalty to Pedro Sánchez and who has rarely derailed. The socialists dominant in the square and especially of Castilian and Leonese tendency reinforced Ferraz’s theses, like Esther Peña, also from Burgos, who, in the capital of the Cid, resisted the storm as best she could to avoid not discredit it. colleague and compatriot and after emphasizing that “all activism in this party is governed by statutes and regulations which are the same for everyone and which we must respect”, he defended his regional secretary because “he has a lot to contribute” .
The Minister of Digital Transformation and the Civil Service was much more energetic, Oscar Lopez: “This party has organs and rules and, therefore, it functions normally; “The competent body is the Federal Executive and this has been resolved.” A statement from someone who also served as regional secretary of the PSOE in Castilla y León and was a candidate for the board of directors. It was precisely he who blew up the regional executive in 2014 by causing a massive resignation while the man from Palencia was leading it. Julio Villarrubiawhich caused an unprecedented internal crisis which ended, curiously, with the congress from which Luis Tudanca was elected.
On the other bench, that of those who support him, his faithful squire, the PSCL Organizing Secretary, Ana Sanchezwhich through “Socialist values are defended and practiced until the last breath”, he declared, calling for “respect” for the PSCL and “those who give their backs every day in such a harsh country”. “Give back the voice to activism now!!,” he concluded.
The deputy Javier Cendónwho accompanied Óscar López to the Laciana Rose Festival, considered the decision of the Ethics Commission “correct” and pleaded for “an exemplary and transparent process” after the federal congress. The senator from Burgos and former president of the Upper House, Ander Gil, also spoke through X, where he defended “the great work of Luis Tudanca, his commitment to this land and to the values of the PSOE. We are and will be at your side in all your decisions, partner. The Leonese national representative did the same thing, Andrea Fernándezwho ignited the networks by evoking the “mud machine” to reject Ferraz’s decision and affirm that “we do not want a PSOE in the service of Cosa Nostra”.
