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Sumar avoids taking a position on the open primaries proposed by Podemos
The parties negotiating the reconfiguration of Sumar welcomed the call for a united ticket, but did not endorse the mechanism proposed by Podemos. According to elDiario.es, they maintain that their priority remains closing agreements discreetly and keeping to their own timetable.
The four parties negotiating the relaunch of Sumar avoided backing the open primaries proposal launched by Podemos to define a joint candidacy for the alternative left to the PSOE, according to elDiario.es.
According to that outlet, the co-coordinator of Movimiento Sumar, Rosa Martínez, said on behalf of that space that they view positively Podemos raising the need for a united candidacy. However, when asked about the method for choosing those who would make it up, she said that formula is not currently the main concern of the forces taking part in the negotiations.
Martínez also stated, always according to elDiario.es, that so far there had been no direct communication from Podemos to the organizations working on the reconfiguration of Sumar and that what was known about the proposal came through what was published in the press. Even so, she stressed the intention to respect the positions of the different formations in the space.
The leader also said that IU, Movimiento Sumar, Comuns and Más Madrid have been working discreetly for a year to build agreements and that Podemos’ moves will not alter the roadmap agreed among those parties. According to elDiario.es, the bloc’s plan is to make announcements in the coming weeks, after the initial schedule was pushed back to the end of this month or even October.
In the same vein, the deputy spokesperson for the Sumar parliamentary group and leader of the Comuns, Aina Vidal, welcomed Podemos’ signals in favor of a united candidacy, although she asked that any negotiation remain discreet and that the debate over the lists be left until the end, elDiario.es reported.
The outlet added that Podemos sources had said on Saturday that they would not seek to impose their brand in a possible alliance if the rest of the spaces agreed to take part in open primaries. That proposal also reached ERC spokesperson in Congress, Gabriel Rufián, who again spoke of left-wing unity, although he ruled out breaking with his party and the Republicans reject a coalition with non-independence forces.
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