Sarah Santaolalla questioned the opposition to holding open primaries for the citizenry. She argued that people should be able to choose their representatives and that direct appointments and decisions made outside of party membership and the public should have been left behind a long time ago, especially on the left. #PrimariasAbiertas #ParticipaciónCiudadana #Democracia (translated)
The deputy of Más Madrid, Tesh Sidi, has criticized the open primaries of Podemos, comparing them to a TikTok event, and has urged that participatory democracy be built on a clear program and a national project. #PrimariasAbiertas #DemocraciaParticipativa #MásMadrid (translated)
The former mayor Ada Colau proposes to lead a broad candidacy for the alternative left in the elections on November 29, seeking to bring positions closer between IU and Comuns, but faces Podemos' refusal to participate without holding open primaries first. #Elecciones2026 #IzquierdaAlternativa #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
And the leader of IU, Antonio Maíllo, has once again reached out to the purples by emphasizing that all organizations of the alternative left must have a place in this project. #PrimariasAbiertas #UnidadDeLaIzquierda #ParticipaciónCiudadana (translated)
Colau has stated that she would be willing to be the head of the list in the general elections if the Frente Amplio candidacy brings together the entire left, meaning that it would also include Podemos. #PrimariasAbiertas #UnidadDeLaIzquierda #ParticipaciónCiudadana (translated)
The only way to reach agreements is through primaries, which is why we have called them, and there will be primaries on October 14 and 15. However, Montero has reaffirmed her party's position to open a participatory process among the progressive bases. #PrimariasAbiertas #UnidadDeLaIzquierda #ParticipaciónCiudadana (translated)
Irene Montero has reaffirmed Podemos' stance that the only way to reach an agreement with the Broad Front is through the holding of open primaries to choose the candidate for the general elections on November 29. #PrimariasAbiertas #UnidadDeLaIzquierda #ParticipaciónCiudadana (translated)
Pablo Iglesias stated that more than 70,000 people had voted and argued that this demonstrated the willingness of leftist people to participate. He deemed it unjustifiable for party leaders to cling to their positions without giving a voice to their members and said that unity would only be possible through open primaries. https://t.co/x4JJs4qTE9 #Voto #Participación #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
"Hey, bring it up in a meeting and not over the phone." Maíllo hinted at the rapprochement with the purples this Tuesday in statements to Cadena Ser after revealing a chance encounter with the former Minister of Equality this Monday in the capital. #Podemos #PrimariasAbiertas #FrenteAmplio (translated)
The call for open and joint primaries of the entire political space for October 14 and 15 announced on Monday by Irene Montero is not a blind maneuver. #Podemos #PrimariasAbiertas #FrenteAmplio (translated)
"We must give the word back to the people." For Ione Belarra, the general secretary of Podemos, the "only way" to "break the loop" in which the Spanish left has been immersed for months - if not years - entangled in fratricidal wars, is through primaries. #Podemos #PrimariasAbiertas #FrenteAmplio (translated)
Podemos has announced the celebration of open primaries to choose its candidate for the presidency of the Government on November 29, despite the fact that the party Sumar has not yet accepted to participate in the process. #Podemos #PrimariasAbiertas #FrenteAmplio (translated)
The leader of Más Madrid, Minister Mónica García, is one of the profiles that has gained the most strength in recent days to lead, and both she and her party are strongly opposed to holding primaries and see the possibility of reaching an agreement with Podemos with indifference. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
On the contrary, the former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, who appears to be the other major option to lead the list of the Broad Front, has the opposite position to that of García and has stated that she would only consider being a candidate if Podemos forms a part. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
"We are going to organize open primaries in which anyone who wants to can register and participate," promised Belarra, who stated that with this method "you always get it right because it is the people" who make the decisions. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
Podemos has shown its willingness to negotiate a single list with the Broad Front in order to be ratified later in open primaries, although the formations of the new alliance remain divided over this process and the election of their leader. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
Pablo Echenique shared information from Raúl Solís stating that Irene Montero proposed to hold open primaries on October 14 and 15 to unblock the formation of a left-wing candidacy. https://t.co/AuoQptAINb #PrimariasAbiertas #Izquierda #Política (translated)
"As there is no time to lose, we are offering open primaries so that everyone can vote on October 14 and 15, to choose among all that candidacy of the social majority," stated this Monday the number two of Podemos, Irene Montero, confirmed a few weeks ago as the representative of the purple party for the upcoming general elections. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
The electoral advance announced by President Pedro Sánchez for November 29 increases the pressure on the divided alternative left to the maximum. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
Podemos has proposed holding open primaries on October 14 and 15 to be able to negotiate with the Broad Front before the early elections on November 29. #Podemos #FrenteAmplio #PrimariasAbiertas (translated)
