• Citizens Policy accelerates its refoundation: "We are willing to create new acronyms that endure"

  • Arrimadas Elections saves its continuity as leader of Citizens "until" the refoundation is completed

The internal work of Ciudadanos with a view to its refoundation is beginning to bear fruit.

After weeks of interviews, analysis and meetings throughout Spain, the

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have already drawn up the first conclusions of this study phase to find out what the militancy asks of them for this new route that will seek the resurgence of the formation and that will culminate in the electoral processes next spring and the end of 2023.

Some results "without cheating or cardboard" that outline a party without major changes, although with notable updates, which focuses, according to its cadres, on achieving less fiscal pressure and on approaching digitization and teleworking in the workplace , with special emphasis on everything related to the self-employed and SMEs.

A liberal reaffirmation of the bases, which are also committed to environmentalism and who claim to have more voice in the organic decisions of the party, according to the conclusions presented this Saturday by the Refundación team, headed by the deputy mayor of Madrid, Begona Villacis.

Some results that highlight the message that, for the time being, Ciudadanos must work with its own profile and political independence apart from other parties.

Citizens affiliates are committed to a more "flexible and

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" State, a dynamic that they defend from a centralization in Education and Health, and a favorable position to "lower taxes without fear".

In short, there is a broad consensus among the rank and file of Inés Arrimadas's party to "reduce the size and weight of the state."

"More protagonism" of the bases

"A clear reformist profile", is summarized in this sense in the document of these first conclusions, whose decisions must be ratified by the bases, as emphasized by Ciudadanos.

The militancy is also shown to be willing to "give up sovereignty" with respect to European institutions -and claim to do "more pedagogy about what the EU does for the Spanish"- and to strengthen "ties with Latin America".

A vision that transcends borders and demonstrates global concerns, such as commitment to the environment.

According to Ciudadanos data, 70% of its militancy is considered ecologist, although there are "differing opinions" as to the pace with which the Ecological Transition plan should be undertaken.

In any case, most of the members' criticisms come from the analysis of the organic functioning of the training.

The bases demand that the leadership grant "greater protagonism and autonomy" to the territorial delegations and improve internal communication.

It also asks Arrimadas to "review" the current system for electing delegates for a "more participatory and open one."

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