On June 9, the European elections will be held in Spain and Compromís has not yet clarified how it will attend them. While Initiative - the party founded by Mónica Oltra - has already raised a question to its members about the possibility of opening dialogue with other progressive forces and its leaders have shown themselves willing to repeat the coalition with Sumar, in Més Compromís - the party majority of the coalition - "refrain from giving their opinion" since the negotiations are still open and are going slower than expected.
Yesterday, in the program Les Notícias del Matí on Valencian television, the co-spokesperson of Iniciativa Aitana Mas was in favor of repeating the alliance of the generals with Yolanda Díaz. In the same line, the deputy spokesperson of Compromís en Les Corts, Isaura Navarro, shared the same opinion after the Board of Trustees. However, the spokesperson of the parliamentary group, Joan Baldoví, preferred to be "much more prudent" than his colleagues and limited himself to pointing out that "my preference will be the one decided by the Compromís bodies".
The Valencian deputy has always been one of the strongest defenders of the agreement with Sumar for the general elections, but yesterday he preferred to emphasize that "nothing has been decided." Baldoví explained that there are conversations with groups with which Compromís has already joined forces, such as the Chunta Aragonesista (CHA) or Més per Mallorca, but he reiterated that "everything is on the table." In fact, he noted that he would like the negotiations to "go much faster," but that the Galician elections have slowed down the process. "Everything will accelerate after Sunday," when Galicians vote, Baldoví declared.
Precisely the Galician elections have generated some tension in Compromís due to the fact that Sumar has decided to run for them. There are many Més Compromís cadres who have shown their public support for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) in the face of the equidistance of other leaders. And many fear that Sumar's presence will divide the left-wing vote and prevent the political change that, according to some surveys, is possible in Galicia. But there is another question that floats in the Valencian ranks after the latest movements of Yolanda Díaz's formation in the Valencian Community: Does Sumar also want to run in the Valencian elections?
This context may partly explain Baldoví's coldness in speaking out about the coalition. Even more so when the critics of Bloc i País are asking to call a consultation so that the Més Compromís militancy decides on the European pact. Yesterday, Baldoví did not answer whether this consultation will be carried out. It may also be a negotiating strategy since Compromís needs an eventual agreement with Sumar to guarantee it a starting position and a future MEP. "Having a presence in Europe is a priority," clarified the former candidate for the Generalitat.
The Bloc i País minority current has always been very critical of the pact with Sumar, although it is true that, after the general elections, the presence of Compromís in Congress and its influence has been diluted (despite having twice as many deputies ). A circumstance that has led to more people questioning the results of the agreement reached. Above all, after some decisions of the PSOE such as the expansion of the port of Valencia or the refusal of a leveling fund have called into question the power of conviction of Compromís.
All of this, and taking into account that the elections to the European Parliament will be held a few months after the Més Compromís congress (scheduled for October of this year), makes any position regarding them and an agreement with Sumar take on special relevance.
Both this conclave and the Initiative assembly scheduled for the last weekend of this month of February have to serve to draw, once and for all, the roadmap for the coalition.
