Alvaro Carvajal Madrid

Madrid

Updated Monday, March 25, 2024-01:47

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  • Voting Yolanda Díaz: total leader of Sumar with 81.5% of the vote and a participation below a minimum of 11.6%

Two days after celebrating the founding assembly of Sumar, Yolanda Díaz looks very closely at the

Balearic Islands

, because today she may receive the bad news from the islands that one of her allies in the general election coalition is getting off the boat for the elections. Europeans. This is

Més

, who has called a management meeting to decide whether he chooses to ally himself with the candidacy that will be made up of ERC, EH Bildu and BNG for the June 9 meeting.

That is, Més sources admit, the majority option within the Balearic formation, although the internal debate in its bodies still remains to be held. In addition, it would also be a way to seek balance with an important sector of its bases, which prefers to go with the Republicans rather than with a national party. Thus, he loses the entire alternative of running with Sumar. Not in vain, ERC is more than just a natural partner of eco-sovereignty. It is a party with which it has strong ties because it has been part of its own internal structures since it rejoined Més after a brief temporary expulsion.

Més's foreseeable escape has a much more symbolic than numerical relevance. In the

23-J

elections , this alliance with the Balearic party materialized in 83,116 votes for Díaz, who was able to profit from a seat currently occupied by

Vicenç Vidal

. All those votes would now be valuable because Sumar is going to an open war with Podemos in the European elections, and every ballot there is is necessary. Although it is true that a flight of a few tens of thousands does not seem decisive either when the European elections are played in a single constituency.

Compromís links his decision to having a starting position

What happens, and therein lies the most important thing, is that it would be the first separate adventure of a partner in an election to fatten a candidacy that would compete against Sumar. And that occurs at the same time that they share a parliamentary group in Congress.

Més might not be an exception.

Drago Canarias

will almost certainly not go with Sumar either. Its leader, Alberto Rodríguez, already indicated in January in an interview in this newspaper that they have no "ties" with Díaz and that they would explore alliances with other forces. Furthermore, the option of emulating Adelante Andalucía and not presenting any candidacy is always on the table.

The 'commons' push for Asens and IU refuses to be at risk

While Sumar is losing strength across the islands, there is another underground battle that affects Compromís. The Valencian force is having a hard time and will make the decision whether he appears with Díaz depending on whether it guarantees him a starting position. The problem is that Sumar's demands are piling up and it is not clear right now what number of MEPs he could get. And that is making the fight for positions more difficult, since everyone is involved here. Also IU, which does not want to see

Manu Pineda

relegated

to risky positions to the detriment of placing candidates for regional parties. And also the

common people

, who with an increasing influence want to boost

Jaume Asens

.

In principle Compromís is inclined to go with Sumar but it is worth remembering that the Valencians already made their own list in 2019. With Més and, another partner of Díaz,

Chunta

.

For now, only the head of Sumar's list is known:

Estrella Galán

, who comes from

CEAR

. The rest has to be fitted in and not everyone will be happy.