"Returning to the political front line will not be my decision," explained Mónica Oltra when asked about the possibility of returning if she is acquitted in the judicial process that has forced her to resign. Visibly affected by the step taken, Oltra did not want to look further.
However, after the meeting of the Compromís executive, if something was clear, it is that the coalition does want her as a candidate in 2023 once her judicial panorama is resolved favorably.
Yesterday, after their meeting, the party's leadership expressed its "total and absolute support" for its leader and, confident that there will be an acquittal sentence "sooner rather than later", showed their conviction that Oltra will be the Compromís candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat.
Another thing is that the judicial times square with the politicians. Although there would be another possibility, a compensation in the form of a candidacy for the general elections whose call is planned for later within the platform of Yolanda Díaz.
Compromís co-spokeswoman Àgueda Micó said Oltra is "innocent" and that his party hopes that the court case will be resolved "as soon as possible" and that there will be "an acquittal" so that it "recovers its leadership space and is the candidate for the Generalitat ".
The mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó, spoke along the same lines. If there is an acquittal and Oltra is running for office, "I will vote for her."
While this is happening, the coalition executive mandated its co-spokespersons to seek "in the next few days" a replacement for Mónica Oltra as vice president and spokesperson for the Valencian Executive.
The person with the most numbers if there is a change that is the most natural - to keep a woman and that she is from Initiative, Oltra's party - would be the deputy Aitana Más, deputy spokesperson in Les Corts Valencianes with experience in the Government in the first legislature . Of course, in a minor ministry and as general director.
But in addition, she was recently appointed spokesperson for the Initiative when this eco-socialist formation renewed its positions at its last congress. Her profile, moreover, would allow Oltra to return to her position, since the new leader of the Initiative would not oppose the return of her predecessor.
However, in Compromís after the departure of its leader and referent, anything can happen and many pieces have to be adjusted since there is less than a year left for the elections and the shock has been very hard for the coalition.
