Valencia and the Balearic Islands will be the only autonomous communities where the electorate will find a joint ballot of the alternative left in the elections of 29N, once the registration of the candidacies for Congress by the different formations has been formalized.
In a scenario marked by the split between Frente Amplio and Podemos, both organizations do run together in the Canary Islands alongside Nueva Canarias under the banner "Unión del pueblo canario".
After the closing of the registration, Frente Amplio presents its own lists for Congress but declines to do so in Teruel, Ceuta and Melilla. In the province of Teruel, Chunta Aragonesista decided not to run in order to favor the progressive vote toward the PSOE, despite IU's rejection of this decision.
Podemos, for its part, is running under its own brand in most constituencies, but declines to present its own list in Catalonia after reaching agreements with ERC and Ara Més to integrate as independents in their candidacies.
The landscape of the left, including the sovereignist-profile forces, reflects a strong electoral dispersion despite the prolonged debate on unity, with very different configurations depending on each autonomous community.
Three ballots in Andalusia and a unified candidacy in Valencia
In Andalusia, the division of the space to the left of the PSOE translates into up to three different lists for Congress: those of Frente Amplio, Adelante Andalucía and Podemos in the eight Andalusian provinces.
In Catalonia, the vote of the alternative left will be split between ERC and Comuns-Frente Amplio, while Podemos, after striking a deal with the republicans, declines to present a list and is integrated as an independent on ERC's candidacy (in the sixth and tenth positions for Barcelona). The CUP, by contrast, has opted not to run in these general elections.
The Valencian Community constitutes an exception, as a joint candidacy was achieved under the name "Compromís-Frente Valenciano". This coalition, led by Compromís, also groups together Podemos, Frente Amplio and the Valencian federation of ERC.
In the Balearic Islands, an "in extremis" agreement was also closed the day before the registration deadline between Podemos and Ara Més, which had already previously sealed a coalition with Frente Amplio for 29N.
Thanks to this pact, a single list was configured in which Podemos declines to present its own candidacy in exchange for occupying, as independents, the third place on the Ara Més list for Congress, a space in which ERC likewise participates.
In Canarias, the archipelago is one of the territories where Podemos and Frente Amplio share a coalition together with other forces under the banner "Unidad del Pueblo Canario". However, fragmentation persists, since Drago Canarias, led by former deputy Alberto Rodríguez, will compete with its own ballot in the two constituencies.
In Galicia there will also be up to three lists to the left of the PSOE: BNG, Frente Amplio and Podemos will face off at the polls for the Congress. A similar situation will occur in Euskadi, where Bildu and the two state left-wing spaces will present differentiated candidacies.
In Navarra, likewise, the alternative left will go to the polls divided, with Bildu, Frente Amplio and Podemos competing against each other.
Madrid, epicenter of the standoff between Frente Amplio and Podemos
In several communities the pattern will be the separate participation of Frente Amplio and Podemos, as in Cantabria, Extremadura, Murcia, La Rioja, Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha.
In this context, the main battle will be fought in Madrid, where the Frente Amplio list headed by Emilio Delgado will dispute the same electoral space as the Podemos candidacy, led by former Minister of Equality Irene Montero.
The Madrid community, together with Cataluña, was one of the main stumbling blocks that prevented closing a joint candidacy of both spaces to the left of the PSOE.
Variety of formulas also in the Senate
In the Upper House, Frente Amplio and other left-wing forces have sealed joint candidacies with the PSOE under the banner "Senado de progreso", with the aim of trying to secure a progressive majority.
In addition, the Comuns opted to withdraw their Senate lists in Girona, Tarragona and Lleida to support those of the PSC, which in return commits to support in the Catalan Parliament a regional-designated senator proposed by the circle around Ada Colau.
Podemos, by contrast, maintains its own Senate candidacies in most constituencies and has openly criticized the pact between PSOE and Frente Amplio. Nevertheless, it supports the joint lists in Ibiza and Formentera with the socialists, as it is a unitary candidacy with a long tradition.
The purple formation does not present Senate lists in the Catalan provinces, by virtue of its agreement with the PSOE, nor does it in Mallorca. The same happens in the constituencies of the Comunidad Valenciana and in Canarias, where they again are integrated into the candidacy "Unidad del Pueblo Canario".
In this scenario, ERC and Bildu have forged an alliance for the Senate that each party leads in its respective reference territory, while BNG will run in all the Galician provinces.