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  • 10-N. Albert Rivera does not resign and summons a congress so that the militants decide the future of Citizens
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Albert Rivera has just announced his resignation to the National Executive Commission of Citizens meeting at the headquarters after the electoral debacle of the party. This has been confirmed to EL MUNDO sources of the conclave, which meets right now in Madrid behind closed doors

This confirms the strong rumors of resignation of Albert Rivera at the national headquarters of Citizens. Before the start of the Executive , Fernando de Páramo , the Secretary of Communication and one of the strong men of the leader of Cs has recognized that "the results have been bad without excuses" and that "we must also assume responsibilities" for them.

The liberal party has collapsed from the 57 seats that won in April to 10 Pyrrhic deputies, losing more than two and a half million votes along the way. Rivera already announced last night that after the convening of an urgent National Executive Committee today an extraordinary congress will be held so that "the militants take the reins" of the organization.

After starting the Executive, Cs has announced a statement without questions from Albert Rivera himself, which has also been interpreted by almost everyone as the possible announcement of his own resignation.

Some sources of the Executive point out that Rivera was also considering convening the extraordinary congress and announcing that he will not stand for re-election as president. It would be a way to carry out an orderly succession, as Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba did in 2013, after the collapse of the PSOE in the European elections.

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