The controversy over the PSOE lists for the regional elections in Aragon comes to life.
Although Pilar Alegría defended this Friday that they were not born “from the tips of the fingers” but from transparency, renewal and the contribution of activists, the resignation of Leticia Soria, Pilimar Zamora, Sergio Ortiz, Ángel Peralta and Silvia Gimeno to be part of her team after being excluded from the starting positions once again confronted the socialist families, divided between the faithful of Pedro Sánchez and those who aspire to the “own voice” of Javier Lambán.
The deputies consulted affirm that they are very clear about the reasons for their resignation and, although they do not wish anything bad either for Pilar Alegría or for her candidacy, they believe that things “They could have been done a little better”. There are those who directly admit that they have not felt represented “for years” by “this PSOE”.
Ortiz, mayor of Cariñena, assured at the beginning of the month through his social networks that she misses him more and more to the former secretary general of PSOE-Aragon.
“Those of us who dedicate ourselves to politics need references, ground cables, centers of gravity that keep us upright, firm in our vocation and with determination and success in our decisions”, he declared on the occasion of the presentation of the Gabriel Cisneros Prize to Javier Lambán posthumously.
Meanwhile, other officials, such as Leticia Soria, admitted to media like Heraldo de Aragón that what happened with the lists was “humiliating”.
Sánchez’s critics know that these types of reflections or venting The current management doesn’t like them, but they don’t understand that everything must be black or white.
“Lonely Traps”
“It’s the same old story. We’ve been like this for years. You sell the stake, but then we cheat at solitaire. It’s regrettable,” say the socialists consulted after the umpteenth controversy over the lists.
As an example, they give the episode experienced in 2024 with the European elections, during which she beat Rosa Serrano despite the broad support of activists for Isabel García.
“Unity is sold, but it seems that as soon as we disagree or stray from the beaten path, “the party machinery pushes you away”, they add.
The PSOE, insist the aforementioned voices, is – or had been until now – a “very plural” party, This is why they consider these different ways of thinking, even necessary. “It’s not all about Sánchez or the people who support him. I felt comfortable in another PSOE, which no longer exists”, they admit from the party.
What has been happening lately seems to be going in the opposite direction. Another recent example He’s the one who lived in El Rabal. Horacio Royo lost the secretariat to councilor Eduardo Cariñena and had to leave the district council and the Urban Planning Commission by decision of Lola Ranera.
Possible consequences
Socialist veterans doubt the power of the new group that will emerge from the polls, since “respected people, with a lot of experience and proven value” have been renounced to give priority to other profiles with fewer tables in the difficult parliamentary arena. “It is extremely surprising that names like Leticia Soria or Pilimar Zamora were not included,” they say.
What happened even attracted the attention of the PP. This week, his spokesperson in the Cortes, Fernando Ledesma, accused Alegría of having passed the “role” to his own colleagues. “This shows that he is not trustworthy, he is living in a moment of panic due to the proximity of the elections,” he said.
-o changes “the purge”, as defined by those most reluctant to the future of Pedro Sánchez’s politics. They didn’t just hit the lists. There were also some in the communications team of Zaragoza City Hall, where Ranera gave up one of his councilors to make way for Pilar Alegría’s team.
Waiting for the result
Critics are waiting to see what happens on February 8. “This can take several turns” they say openly. The latest EL ESPAÑOL DE ARAGÓN survey gives Pilar Alegría between 17 and 18 deputies, which would equal or worsen the PSOE’s worst result in regional elections; that obtained by Javier Lambán in 2015.
This time, the furniture was saved thanks to the numbers on the rest of the left, with Podemos with 14 deputies, CHA with 2 and IU with one.
This means that on the left of the PSOE there were 17 other seats, a note that bears little resemblance to the recent Extremadura result, where only the PP added more than all of these options combined.
If this scenario comes true, those consulted believe that the former minister would have to give “many explanations”, without ruling out that internal tensions end up exploding either at regional or national level. the predictable succession of electoral debacles.
“If she is 17, she herself “I should resign”they argue.
The corruption and harassment scandals which are devastating the party and the “lukewarm” response from Pedro Sánchez are already making us think about “post-Sanchism”, with its own names. like that of Eduardo Madina which are becoming more and more important.
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