Vice president YolandaDiaz of the ‘Sumar’ political project had to be shown how to find the seeds of the left in Jaen beyond the social democracy of PSOE. She would need to visit Torredonjimeno and Villatorres. The list of ‘For Andalusia” has won more than 10% in all of these municipalities, resisting the PP or PSOE.
Teresa Rodriguez’s anticapitalists branded themselves as Adelante Andalucia in Jaen. However, this brand is now less than marginal. Comparable to 12.17%, 38,597 votes, which earned them a parliamentarian at the Andalusian House, they received a short 7.33% and 23,320 votes in these elections: Adelante Andalucia (5.56%) and Andalusia (7,679), respectively, 1.77%.
Mamen Barranco, the candidate for the Andalusian parliament, must be resigned. This should be done primarily in the divisions of left-wing formations but less in the abstention. Sunday’s Jaen election saw 2% less residents staying home than in 2018. The two forces received more support despite having a lower turnout.
There are many causes of the collapse of left-leaning groups in the POSE. We must also consider the impact of their participation in the National Coalition Government between Socialists & United We Can. There is a general distancing of the left-wing electorate from the Sanchez government’s abandonment of Jaen. Voters and sympathizers from Por Andalucia (PA), have seen that PA has not been in a position to provide a provincial government horizon, and its leaders are now caught up in the contradictions of being complicit with a government that has forgotten Jaen.
Where has the 15,000 vote difference between 2018-2022 been? If we look at the distribution of support, it is split between the PSOE and abstention. Although this fact was not discussed by all of the left-wing militia, it has allowed Francisco Reyes’ socialists to make up for lost votes with the arrival from their left.
It is important to determine if there is a future for both the Adelante Andalucia union and Por Andalucia once Sunday’s data has been analyzed. Both formations want understanding but it is difficult today. However, they promise from sectors that are close to the anticapitalists. This is even after Teresa Rodriguez’s departure is planned. Cadiz is the only one who can control the behavior of Jaen’s left-wing and Andalusian party.
The 2023 municipal elections will be the best way to see if a rapprochement is possible.
Some even suggest that Yolanda Diz should join forces with the PSOE ‘French style.’ Jean Luc Melenchon from France Insumisa has been able to negotiate with left-wing groups a program that allows its participants the freedom and capacity to move. At least not for now, the PSOE will not be involved in this initiative.
