Andalusian Elections
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Sánchez and Zapatero back Montero at start of Andalusian campaign in Cártama
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero backed socialist candidate María Jesús Montero at the first campaign rally in Cártama, Málaga, on May 1. They called to concentrate the left-wing vote on the PSOE for the May 17 regional elections and defended progressive policies. Sánchez demanded Netanyahu release a Spanish citizen detained on a flotilla to Gaza.
Izquierda Unida and Podemos are rushing negotiations to register a joint coalition before the Friday 23:59 deadline. Thursday's key meeting in Seville yielded no public details after over nine hours. The deal aims to unite forces to the left of the PSOE for the May 17 elections.