Frente Amplio has presented tonight, in the final moments of the deadline to register coalitions, a state-level agreement proposal for the general elections on November 29 that guarantees the purples "priority" starting positions in Madrid and Catalonia.
According to this proposal, which Europa Press has had access to, Frente Amplio also proposes the integration of Podemos "with all rights" in all the constituencies where this platform competes, as happens in Andalusia.
Furthermore, it has specified in the alliances chapter that this incorporation would also extend to the candidacies of Aragón and Baleares, led by Chunta Aragonesista and Ara Més, respectively. In these three autonomous communities, Ione Belarra's formation is not part of the coalition agreements so far.
Thus, the last-minute proposal from Frente Amplio to Podemos would imply a comprehensive understanding that would encompass Madrid and Barcelona, the two territories that the purple leadership wanted to keep separate from the rest, opening the door to compete with their own list considering that electoral fragmentation there is less costly.
In the Catalan case, it would also mean that the purples would have to reverse their pact with ERC, already ratified by the bases in an express consultation and which reserves them positions 6 and 10 in Barcelona as independents in the republican candidacy and, above all, share a campaign with the head of the list of that formation, Gabriel Rufián.
Regarding Madrid, it would reinforce the thesis defended by the head of the list for the capital, Emilio Delgado, who argued that there was a starting seat on the table for the former Minister of Equality, suggesting that the number two for the Madrid constituency was under discussion, a point that Podemos denied.
On the other hand, the space promoted by Comuns, IU, Movimiento Sumar, and Más Madrid also offers Podemos the possibility to designate one of the spokespersons (without specifying whether it will be the main or deputy) of the future parliamentary group that will be formed from the unitary candidacy.
Likewise, it commits to an "equitable" distribution of resources among all the forces that make up the Frente Amplio. The invitation to the agreement also details that they will share with Podemos an electoral program built on the axes of "the defense of the right to housing, public services, the increase of salaries, equality, LGTBI+ rights, or the energy transition, among other areas of transformation."
A final proposal after several negotiation attempts
"If necessary, we are even willing to go further. There is time for the agreement tonight," they have stated from the Frente Amplio, emphasizing that they are making this "concrete and real" offer after "many attempts to open a frank and sincere dialogue with Podemos" with proposals that "allow responding to the expectations" of this formation.
"We want to highlight that the unity of the transformative left throughout Spain is a widespread demand of the citizenry and social movements across the country. This is the reason why we are making a final call with the aim of overcoming distances and generating enthusiasm for unity," they have proclaimed from the new space that groups the parties of the minority wing of the Executive.
Finally, they have emphasized that the elections on November 29 "come at a key moment" and that, for this reason, they see it as essential to converge on a common project that allows "mobilizing" their electorate to "stop the reactionaries and win a left majority." "And all of this with an agreement as large and diverse as our country is."