81.4% of Podemos Andalucía militants voted in favor of negotiating entry into the Por Andalucía coalition with IU and Sumar for the May 17 regional elections. The 24-hour snap consultation saw 5,710 participants. Podemos will attend Thursday's key party table meeting.
81.4% of the 5,710 participating Podemos Andalucía militants (4,648 yes votes) backed the party negotiating its incorporation into the Por Andalucía coalition. 11.98% (684) voted no and 6.62% (378) left it blank. The question was: “Are you in agreement that Podemos Andalucía seeks the necessary agreements to achieve the broadest and most unitary candidacy possible for the next Andalusian elections?”. The vote lasted 24 hours, from Tuesday 17:00 to Wednesday 17:00, and Podemos described it as “high participation” that “exceeded expectations”, the highest in two years.
Andalusian leadership, headed by Raquel Martínez, celebrates the outcome. “I can't hide my joy knowing that the option I've always defended represents the feeling of the vast majority of Podemos Andalucía”, Martínez said on X. Parliamentarian Juan Antonio Delgado, Podemos candidate, stated: “I am proud to belong to a political formation where important decisions are always made by the registered members”. Their goal, he added, is “to contribute the best of us to oust Moreno Bonilla and his San Telmo policies”.
On Thursday, Maundy Thursday, Podemos will attend the Por Andalucía party table meeting, including IU (leader Antonio Maíllo as candidate), Movimiento Sumar, Iniciativa del Pueblo Andaluz, and Partido Verde. The coalition, built since October 2024, must register by Friday April 3 at 23:59. Negotiations will cover electoral lists, fund sharing, and advisors, amid Podemos' U-turn after 18 months out and poor results in Aragón (0.94%) and Castilla y León (0.74%).
