Splits, critics and electoral holes: the territorial wasteland of Podemos that Yolanda Díaz has left

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Castilla y León was not the testing base for Yolanda Díaz's new broad front, but it has served the second vice president of the Government to verify the state of health of the territorial model of United We Can.

And the diagnosis is disheartening: to the electoral failure of the

on 13-F we must add splits in other parts of Spain, the rebellion of critical sectors, parliamentary disappearances and, finally, the lack of a militant base.

A cocktail that confirms that the territorial system of Podemos is outdated.

At the moment, there is no answer about how Yolanda Díaz will manage her plan at the peripheral level, but the winks seen with local and regional leaders such as

in the Valencian Community or Ada Colau in Catalonia suggest that she will draw up a new alliance plan in their attempt to broaden and mainstream their new platform.

What will become, then, of the territorial structure of United We Can?

The constant problems of training in their territories, which have been translated for seven years into a constant loss of electoral mobilization, have been addressed by all the Podemos training secretaries without any success.

Pablo Echenique, Alberto Rodríguez and, now,

have not found the formula to return the enthusiasm to the match that picked up the strength of 15-M, proof of the exhaustion of the brand and the difficulty in turning the page after Pablo's super-leadership Churches.

The lack of regional institutional presence of the

dilutes their regional proposals and deepens the conflicts suffered by their territorial delegations: in Asturias, a strong critical sector led by

accused the state leadership a few weeks ago of having committed irregularities so that the The party in the region is led by deputy

.

In the Valencian Community, the party fractured in September with the departure of seven members of its regional leadership, who left denouncing the "drift" of

's project .

Andalusian elections

In Andalusia, the next electoral scenario, the lefts have not been able to reach agreements and United We Can has been left out of the Andalusian "confluence" that Teresa Rodríguez will launch shortly.

In Galicia it was left out of Parliament in the 2020 elections;

in the Basque Country it has seen its presence reduced by half in just one legislature;

and only in Catalonia, but under the differentiated brand of En Comú Podem, it maintains its seats and is a leading actor in Parliament.

The presence of United We Can in the coalition government, including a Vice Presidency, takes its toll on the

and, far from reaping the fruits of upholding the change towards more progressive policies in the territorial discourse, its attractiveness declines.

This happens especially accentuated in rural areas.

According to the latest data from the Center for Sociological Research (CIS), corresponding to the month of January, 13.2% of the inhabitants of towns with less than 2,000 inhabitants voted in 2019 for the

.

Today only 9.6% would do so, which means the loss of almost a third of the support they had.

However, from Podemos the PSOE is pointed out as responsible for the failure of the left in Castilla y León.

This is the only "self-criticism" made from the party in recent days, when the majority member of the Council of Ministers has been urged to lead "courageous policies" in the face of the rise of formations such as Vox.

Even more so after the internal war that has been unleashed in the Popular Party.

"This Can't Happen"

In Podemos there was "some disappointment" with the results, but at no time has a "crisis" been opened, they say from the formation.

The roadmap and the deadlines set by Yolanda Díaz have not been questioned.

Yes, it is thought that the coalition should take advantage of its position in the Executive to strengthen a "left-wing project" against the thrust of the right.

"This cannot happen", summarized in Podemos, in relation to the wear and tear weighing more than the achievements that the Government has achieved in recent times and that the

consider as their own: the approval of the labor reform, the salary increase minimum interprofessional (SMI) or the Housing Law.

All these initiatives, despite seeing the light in the final stretch of the campaign and being proposed by United We Can, did not have an echo in the vote in Castilla y León.

Neither for the

nor for the PSOE.

In the same way that the fulfillment of the investiture pact is celebrated, the "lack of courage" of the Socialists is criticized and the little bet they make, they believe in Podemos, for the bloc with a parliamentary majority.

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