Iglesias asks to vote for the BNG and rejects the Sumar- Podemos coalition in Galicia

The preliminary agreement between Sumar and Podemos to compete in a joint candidacy in the Galician elections of 18-F has once again highlighted the internal struggle in the purple party. The state leadership of this party indicated yesterday that the decision to ratify this pre-agreement is the exclusive responsibility of the regional leadership. And, at the same time and bluntly, the former vice president of the Government and former leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, pointed out that “the best decision they can make (in Galicia) is to reject the coalition with Sumar and ask for the vote for the BNG. ”.

For Iglesias, the joint candidacy proposal made by Yolanda Díaz is even “worse than the one offered in the general elections of 23-J”, since Podemos barely has any chance of having representation in the Galician Parliament. The editorial of Canal Red, directed by Iglesias, indicates that the candidacy of Marta Lois has prevailed, it is emphasized that Podemos is not even named in the coalition and that already in 2020, the joint list formed by Izquierda Unida and Anova did not work .

The pre-agreement that Podemos Galicia registrants must vote on between yesterday and today establishes that they will have second place on the list in A Coruña – led by Lois –, first place in Lugo, third in Ourense and fourth in Pontevedra. The pre-agreement also indicates the commitment of the purples to remain in the parliamentary group, a reference that alludes to the decision made in the Congress of Deputies, where they have moved to the Mixed group.

The podemita militancy is also voting for the candidacy – which in the event of a coalition would occupy second place after Lois – of Isabel Faraldo.

From the state leadership, Isa Serra pointed out yesterday that it is the bases at the regional level that have to decide whether they support the coalition and how to go to the Galician elections. In this sense, Pablo Iglesias considers that given the difficulty of obtaining the minimum 5% of votes, the best way to concentrate the vote of the left is to support the BNG.