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IU and Sumar summon Podemos to key meeting on Andalucía coalition
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Izquierda Unida and Sumar have summoned Podemos to a meeting on Thursday April 2 to decide on its integration into the Por Andalucía coalition before Friday's deadline. Podemos has launched a 24-hour snap consultation with its Andalusian bases to endorse negotiations for a unitary candidacy. The move follows the purple party's strategic U-turn after poor results in other regions.
Podemos candidate for the Andalusian government presidency, Juan Antonio Delgado, offered on Sunday an 'extended hand' to Antonio Maíllo of Por Andalucía to negotiate a united left-wing candidacy for the May 17 regional elections. Parties have until April 3 to register coalitions. Delgado emphasizes that 'the Andalusian people want us to go together'.
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National Police detained Podemos ex-deputy Serigne Mbaye in south Madrid on Thursday, accused of fleeing identification and resisting, following a vehicle theft alert. Mbaye claims it was a racist and aggressive action from the start, while the Government Delegation denies any discriminatory basis and launches an investigation. Seven people were arrested in total, including intervening neighbors.