The president of the Junta and PP-A candidate for re-election, Juanma Moreno, affirmed this Tuesday that the absolute majority in the Andalusian elections on May 17 “depends on 15,000 votes”, at the same time that he has minimized the influence that the left-wing coalition Por Andalucía may have on the final result.
In an interview on the program El Programa de Ana Rosa, on Telecinco, Moreno has pointed out that the electoral scenario will be “very tight”. As he has indicated, although the PP-A could reach around one and a half million votes and win in the eight provinces, the final distribution of seats will depend on those 15,000 votes, which could maintain the current 57 deputies —above the absolute majority set at 55— or reduce them to 52.
Regarding the agreement between United Left and Podemos within the Por Andalucía coalition, the popular leader has downplayed the relevance of its electoral impact, recalling that “they already did it four years ago” and the PP then achieved the “social majority” in the community.
Governing without Vox
Moreno has insisted that he does not contemplate a scenario of pacts with Vox after the elections, unlike what happened in territories such as Extremadura, Aragon or Castilla y León, where the PP has needed to negotiate. “We are in a position to have a majority,” he has defended, relying both on the polls and on the perception “from the street.”
The popular candidate has warned of the difficulty of achieving absolute majorities and has appealed to the mobilization of the electorate, warning that “no one can rest on their laurels” nor opt for abstention on election day.
Likewise, he has asked for support for a “tolerant, moderate and change project”, contrasting it with what he has defined as scenarios of instability in other communities or in the central Government. His objective, he has stressed, is to achieve a sufficient majority that allows governing “without ties” for four years.
Regarding the situation in other autonomous communities, Moreno has criticized Vox for “paralyzing and blocking” governability, although he has recognized their right to aspire to enter governments, even though he has called for “moderation and common sense.” In this context, he has predicted that an eventual electoral repetition in those regions could have a cost for Vox in Andalusia.
The Andalusian president has accused both Vox and the PSOE-A of sharing the objective of “breaking the majority” of the PP-A, which, in his opinion, would constitute the only possible socialist “victory.”
In relation to the PSOE-A, Moreno has maintained that it is going through “its worst moment” and that “it has no option for government”, stating that its strategy is to resist and capture votes from formations to its left.
Finally, he has responded to the criticisms of the socialist candidate, María Jesús Montero, who accuses him of prioritizing public events in search of image, assuring that citizens ask him to take photos with him and suggesting that his rival “has the opposite problem”.