Podemos has remodeled its Coordination Council this Fridaythe direction of the training, in which the former Minister of Equality is ratified Irene Montero like ‘number two’ with a new area, the Political Secretariat, while regional leaders such as Martina Velardo (Andalusia) and Conchi Abellán (Catalonia) are incorporated and the former Madrid deputy is appointed Jacinto Morano as economic manager, replacing the resigned Nacho Álvarez. On the other hand, the historic militant Rafa Mayoral leaves the leadership.
Sources from the party have explained that the changes in the party Executive They were agreed this Friday during a meeting of the State Citizen Councilthe highest executive body, to adapt the management structure to the new political cycle.
Podemos had suffered several casualties in its state leadership after the resignations of former leaders Nacho Álvarez (Economy), Sofía Castañón (Culture), Alejandra Jacinto (Housing), Jaume Asens (Justice) and the former coordinator of Madrid Jesús Santos (Municipal Policies).
The loss of Nacho Álvarezwho had been Secretary of State with Pablo Iglesias and Ione Belarra and whom Sumar proposed as a minister in the new coalition Government, Morano is going to cover itformer deputy in the Madrid Assembly and now advisor to the parliamentary group in Congress, which assumes the area of Economy and Public Policies.
The Andalusian Martina Velardespokesperson for the Judiciary Commission in Congress and coordinator of the party in Andalusia, will take charge of the Justice and Human Rights area after the retirement of Jaume Asenswho was Yolanda Díaz’s negotiator with the Catalan parties.
Former deputy Pedro Honrubia also enters the Executive as head of Electoral Analysis, an area that Txema Guijarro once had (now linked to Sumar as number two of the group in Congress), while Jesús Santos’s position is occupied by the coordinator of the party in Catalonia Conchi Abellán.
At the same time, Mayoral leaves the Secretariat of Republican Horizon, Democratic Deepening, which now passes to deputy Javier Sánchez Serna. From the party they explain that the departure of the former deputy is due to the fact that it is entering a change of stage and has nothing to do with political differences.
The Housing area held by Alejandra Jacinto now passes to the last candidate for the Palma City Council, the former deputy Lucía Muñoz, and the purple spokesperson in the Murcia Assembly María Marín enters the state leadership, as responsible for Green Horizon and Animalism.
Meanwhile, the autonomous coordinator of Extremadura, IRene de Miguel, continues in the Executivebut only as responsible for Rural Environment Revitalization.
Ismael Cortés, also a former deputy of En Comú, also joins the state leadership of Podemos to direct the Agenda 2030 Secretariat.
The four co-spokespersons remain
In turn, Irene Montero, aspiring to be the candidate for the European elections, continues cas number two of the formation but with a new Political Secretariat, given that the Government Action area that it held before is suppressed after the departure of the purple ones from the coalition Executive.
The Secretary of Institutional Action, María Teresa Pérez, He continues with that position and also adds the area of discursive development and continues as co-spokesperson of the party, along with Sánchez Serna and the leaders Isa Serra and Pablo Fernández.
Serigne Mbayé also continues as head of the Anti-Racism Secretariat and party sources indicate that there have been no further changes in leadership.
Verstrynge, Echenique and ‘Pam’ follow
Thus, prominent leaders such as the former Secretary of State for Equality remain Angela Rodríguez ‘Pam’ (heading the Feminisms Secretariat), Litith Vestrynge as Organization Secretary and Pablo Echenique as Program Manager.
In turn, the Education area falls to Miguel Ángel Llamas, Universities and Media Action to Belén Diego, Digital Social Action to Irene Lingua, Digital Sovereignty to Sara Pérez and Youth will be directed by Cecilio Esteve.
The aforementioned sources of the purple formation explain that this remodeling reinforces territorial representation in the state leadership and gives “a new boost to values such as environmentalism and animalism.”
Podemos is going through a complex moment after the break with Sumar at the state level and several resignations from positions, some of them critical of the strategic drift of the party such as Jesús Santos, the former general director of Animal Rights Sergio García Torres and the former candidate for the City Council of Madrid Roberto Sotomayor.
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At the same time, The party has opened primaries to elect eight autonomous coordinators in eight autonomous communities: Balearic Islands, Madrid, Valencian Community, Murcia, Canary Islands, Aragon, Catalonia, Asturias.
Within this process, positions in the state executive and related to management have already been nominated as candidates, such as the case of Isa Serra in Madrid; María Teresa Pérez in Valencia; deputy Noemí Santana in the Canary Islands, Sánchez Serna in Murcia and Abellán in Catalonia, the latter two to opt to revalidate as regional coordinators.