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In true thriller style, the general secretary of the PSOE of Castilla y León, Luis Tudança, gave a plot twist to the political scenario that his party had anticipated until the announcement of the Federal Congress by Pedro Sanchez.
This Thursday, the Autonomous Committee of the PSOE of Castilla y León. Something that should be calm, but which Tudanca took it upon himself to explode and once again defy the orders coming from Ferraz. The socialist leader called emergency primaries which were not provided for in the party statutes.
Thus, with 105 votes for and 14 against, a large majority, the calendar of XV Autonomous Congress. It will be held on January 25 and 26 in Palencia, and this is what has caused unease and criticism in part of the party, which has gone so far as to describe it as illegal.
Thus, pre-candidates for General Secretariat They must be presented from October 8 to 15 and the primaries (if there is more than one candidate) will take place on November 9 and, in the second round, on the 16th. All just before the Federal Congress of the European Union . PSOE which will be held on November 29 and 30 and December 1 in Seville.
In other words, the renewal of the party begins in five days and is resolved before the federal congress ordered by Pedro Sánchez. The President of the Government wanted to bring back everything related to Seville, but in this case Castilla y León disobeyed the internal regulations.
Ferraz had already made it clear that the schedule for regional congresses could not be set before the congress in Hispanic lands.
Everything was ready so that after this meeting where Sánchez should gather even more power, the regional meetings would be held. However, Tudanca once again challenges central power.
According to sources consulted by this media, the PSOE Autonomous Committee of Castilla y León was tense. Especially because of the critical voices who assured Tudanca that this call was contrary to the statutes.
The Autonomous Executive justified this Autonomous Committee as being “autonomous” to be able to adopt the decision on the convocation of the Congress and emphasized that the deadlines are completely “regulatory”, since they can begin up to 90 days before the holding of the Congress. conclave. .
In addition, they indicated that the current leader, Pedro Sánchez, was already proclaimed secretary general yesterday, which means that they understand that there is no interference in the federal process.
In the same way, they highlighted the deadlines set by Ferraz for the presentation of pre-candidates and the Federal Congress, which will close on December 1, as well as other previous processes.
For this reason, they consider conforming to what is established and add: “What is the problem with the establishment of the ballot boxes?
days numbered
A new challenge from Luis Tudanca to Ferraz at the lowest moment as regional leader but which almost arrives when he has the rope around his neck. We must not forget that the leadership at the head of the PSOE of Castilla y León has its days numbered.
The general secretary of the party and president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, hears promote a profound territorial renewal in order to confront the rest of the legislative body in forcewith new and loyal regional executives, facing the turbulence produced by the application of the amnesty law and the approval of the Catalan concert.
Tudanca, elected secretary general in October 2014, almost 10 years ago, began his journey at the head of the party in the Community as Sánchez’s faithful squire, but in recent years the romance between the two has faded. broken.
The leader of Burgos is increasingly critical of the party’s federal executive, especially after Ferraz’s interference in the lists of the 2023 legislative elections and due to the reform of the financing model.
He also had bitter struggles with the PSOE of León, the most important group of the party in the Community and whose leader, Javier Alfonso Cendón, is a man of total confidence of Sánchez. Precisely one of the most critical voices on what happened this Thursday in Valladolid.
