Politics · Spain · 3 hrs ago
Compromís and left-wing parties face a split in Valencia election talks
Compromís is negotiating an election deal with Podemos and United Left in the Valencia region ahead of Spain’s general election on 29 November.
The party is open to including them on its list, but it refuses to promise a similar alliance for the 2027 regional elections.
Compromís believes its own name can attract enough voters in regional contests, while it relied on an alliance with Sumar to win two seats in the 2023 general election.
United Left’s membership in the Frente Amplio, a separate political grouping, is a sticking point in talks over including its Valencian branch.
The disagreement could leave several left-wing lists competing in Valencia, rather than one united list.
The parties have until Friday to register coalitions; without a deal, Podemos and Frente Amplio could run separately from Compromís on 29 November.
Compromís is resisting a proposal to repeat any electoral alliance with Podemos and Esquerra Unida in the 2027 Valencian regional elections.
The disagreement threatens unity among left-wing parties competing to the left of the PSOE in the Valencian Community.
Compromís is open to negotiating a joint list for the 29 November general election, but wants a project it describes as wholly Valencian and free from outside interference.
Esquerra Unida wants an alliance that could also apply to the 2027 regional elections, while Compromís rejects opening that question now.
The parties have until Friday to register electoral coalitions, or Compromís could face separate left-wing lists on 29 November.
- Who
- Compromís, Podemos and Esquerra Unida are involved in the talks.
- What
- They are negotiating an electoral alliance for the 29 November general election, but disagree over whether it should extend to the 2027 regional elections.
- When
- The talks are taking place ahead of the Friday coalition-registration deadline and the 29 November election.
- Where
- The Valencian Community, Spain.
- Why
- The parties are seeking electoral cooperation, but Compromís wants to keep the regional election question separate and says its own brand can perform well on its own.
Compromís
Esquerra Unida
Regional election alliance
Compromís
Compromís rejects committing now to repeat an alliance in the 2027 regional elections.
Esquerra Unida
Esquerra Unida wants the electoral alliance to apply to the 2027 regional elections.
Electoral strategy
Compromís
Compromís wants a project described as wholly Valencian and aims to prevent Frente Amplio or its predecessor Sumar from running in the Valencian Community.
Esquerra Unida
Esquerra Unida is part of Izquierda Unida, which is part of Frente Amplio, creating an obstacle to its inclusion on Compromís’s list.
The Compromís-Sumar alliance won almost 403,000 votes.
The parties’ deadline to register electoral coalitions falls on Friday.
The general election is due to take place, with separate Podemos and Frente Amplio lists possible if no agreement is reached.
The next Valencian regional elections are expected, but Compromís rejects deciding now whether a joint list would be repeated.
- Compromís-Sumar vote in 2023
- Almost 403,000
- Coalition registration deadline
- Friday
- General election date
- 29 November
- Next Valencian regional elections
- 2027
- Parties in the talks
- Compromís, Podemos and Esquerra Unida
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What people are saying
100% Valencian
without outside interference
different