Spain: defeat of the "Trio de Colón"

He won the PSOE. El PP, CS and VOX may not form government. We must build a new alternative. The PSOE won the general elections widely, after 11 years without success. he obtained 123 seats (28,70%) when in the previous term he had 85. So Pedro Sanchez is the only one who has been able to form a majority to govern. Social Democracy, who had returned to power via the censure motion Mariano Rajoy it is ready to continue staying in La Moncloa. In the Senate the victory of the PSOE was too broad.

This is a rise from the ashes, where bipartisanship has recovered one of its legs, at least circumstantially; after all, the electoral system is designed for PP-PSOE alternation. Rather than on merit, a large sector of the PSOE voted as the "lesser evil". He gave results raise the specter of the right, nationalism and run as "progressive" best tool "Dialogue" possible.

together we had 71 deputies and fell to 42. It involves a significant decline in 1.300.000 votes, confirming the crisis facing in its drift to adapt the regime, the limits of capitalism and the mandates of the PSOE. Equally, this result is a comeback from the step in which they were before 28A. TV debates allowed Pablo Iglesias recover a bit and stay in the race with its policy to be part of the PSOE government. In his first post-election speech, He said his dialogue with Sanchez: "This is a result enough to build a leftist coalition government".

Beyond the contradictions of choice, he "Trio de Colón" Married-Rivera-Abascal, He bit the dust and can not form a government, which is welcome. The PP sank, He went from 135 seats to 66 (16,68%). He lost more than 3.500.000 million votes, He fell into Galician stronghold, obtained a single deputy in Catalonia and lost representation in the Basque Country.

Short Pablo Casado management at the head of his party, He has received a blow. In his posthumous balance accused citizens and VOX by division and by defeat. He "forgot" the surfeit of the population to many years of corrupt governments, fitters and antidemocratic. What will happen to the party of Aznar, Rajoy and company? Who knows. The dustbin of history would be a good destination.

Not exactly the same as winning the PSOE to do so right and ultra, It would be a mistake to ignore this reality. I would also believe that the new government will bring about the fundamental changes needed by large majorities.

Citizens is the right formation continues to occupy the space postulating the PP who would have taken many voters. Those led by Albert Rivera getting out celebrating 57 seats (15,84%) 25 more than those who had, leaving only 9 Members of the PP and the possibility of leading the opposition as, they say their referents "There will be no government Sánchez".

With the advent of VOX in Parliament, Spain has ceased to be one of the relatively important countries did not have the extreme right in their institutions. The fascists led by Santiago Abascal went from 0 a 24 MPs, although far from the numbers that you assigned the media and with little ability to influence decisively, defining the result as the "Starting the reconquista". This group has also capitalized loss of votes of PP.

ERC obtained 15 seats with a significant rise, JxCat fell to 7 (see note Catalonia, first independentismo), GNP rose to 6 and Bildu doubled 4 MPs. In results 28A You can find detailed voting region, and House Party, in addition to the comparison with previous elections. The upcoming municipal elections and the European Parliament to be held on 26 May will reshape the political map in the coming years.

These data are the press reflected as the "Triumph of the Left bloc" with 18 Members of more than "Fragmented right". Most people feel a bittersweet taste: on the one hand, It has prevented the satisfaction of winning the "Trio de Colón" and secondly the results acides by VOX.

So things, the PSOE is the only one with your fingertips to form government. In the first statements of the current vice president Carmen Calvo already warned "The PSOE government will try a solo", We can not but agree with would "no problem". With the latter variant would add 165 MPs, when they need 176 to obtain an absolute majority, objective could be achieved with the support of the PNV or other training.

Open political debate, increasing participation and perspective of struggles to meet the needs of workers and the people; They reaffirm the strategic opportunity and need to build something new…

Another option is to negotiate with Citizens, arriving to 180 seats. In this regard, the same night of celebration at the headquarters of the PSOE, the militants chanted repeatedly With Rivera, with Rivera! To which Sanchez replied evasively: "The Spaniards clearly want the PSOE govern and lead the country". All this refers to the first round of investiture in Parliament since, if it fails, there will be a second in which will be defined with simple majority. Those involved have already announced that negotiations will take time and not think PSOE decide before municipal and European elections 26M.

Not exactly the same as winning the PSOE to do so right and ultra, It would be a mistake to ignore this reality. I would also believe that the new government will bring about the fundamental changes needed by large majorities. Neither has involved any folder to end the regime of '78 and open democratic debate and to convene a constituent assembly in which the workers and the people mobilized to participate and decide whether or not to keep the monarchy, institutions shaped by the Franco regime and the transition, If you want to stay in the EU Troika, banks and adjustment or cancel labor reforms yrecuperar lost conquests, If you want the freedom of oppressed peoples or remain his jailer. Not to mention really a government of workers and the people.

No blank checks for Sanchez with his deceptive "double standards": advance, left and dialogical one hand and of broken promises, servility IBEX 35, '78 the regime and the capitalist system on the other. We not trust parties that are postulated as potential government partners, in any of its variants.

Reality has opened a great political debate, whose correlate is the growth of participation in a 9% throughout the Spanish State and twice in Catalunya. A sector shelved indifference, debated, He got involved and voted with the tools they had at hand in the absence of a revolutionary leadership with mass influence.
And women played a leading role, mainly to the fachos hovering head. They were the first to mobilize in Andalusia, rejecting the patriarchal machismo and boycotting VOX in every place that was presented, as they did in their final campaign event in Madrid.

Open political debate, increasing participation and perspective of struggles to meet the needs of workers and the people; They reaffirm the strategic opportunity and need to build something new: an alternative anticapitalist, left, internationalist, social organizations, cultural and political progressives, Feminist groups, youth and consistent workers in the fight to turn around, as we drive from the international organization to integrate, Anticapitalist Network.