L´Hospitalet: to keep fighting
Before the reign of the PSC and false choices, We build a political alternative. In the municipal elections held in Hospitalet de Llobregat The current mayor Nuria Marín has been re-elected, whose list won an absolute majority of aldermen. The local representative of the PSOE is making the second city of Catalunya a place where you live like a can of sardines, entrepreneurial businesses prevail over public interests, It is governed since the chieftaincy and dominates a hostile orientation independentismo. A) Yes, It has strengthened the continuity of the PSC bearing 40 years in power.
ERC advanced and handily outperformed the local representatives of JxCat. Citizens got aldermen but has regressed, a portion of their votes has returned to PSC. The PP continues to fall. in Comú He won three directors. With the results identified, only five games of the 16 who presented have institutional representation, with majority weight unionismo. In summary, both here and in the Spanish State expressions of changes have been relegated.
The integrated list, CUP L'Hospitalet by Rupture (CUP, Socialism and Freedom, Constituents for Rupture and Nación Andaluza Catalan Countries) he obtained 2.077 votes (2,07%) They are scoring no for an alderman, as if he had succeeded in 2015.
Beyond the modest result, We are satisfied with the campaign carried out. The three colleagues who head the list: Ariadna Velando, Flower Salgueiro and Mònika Tena, We support ongoing social processes and in every instance in which we appear we defend the rights of women and workers from an anti-capitalist perspective..
It was a political campaign with measures to achieve municipalities Brave expressed in "20 immediate proposals" as a synthesis of a comprehensive program for the City and the Catalan Republic. We are proud to have carried out a street action in defense of the retaliated comrades, mainly from our neighboring Laia and Lluís those mentioned in every public statement to the proximity of the show trial that will face the 8 of July.
The militant efforts of all we made visible soffits, posters, banners and stickers. We give out fliers from the tent set in neighborhoods. We responded creatively and with videos on social networks. We did a good deed in the Auditorium Barradas, in which we have Anna Gabriel's greeting from exile and the presence of Alejandro Bodart, passing through Barcelona Founding conference of the International Socialist League-LIS. We emphasize that every step was discussed and decided in assembly, a democratic method.
With only 15 campaign days and little money, it has not been possible to install applications in large swathes of the mass movement. Also influencing to a lesser extent was the fact that the councilor elected four years ago as CUP-PA has promoted another list. Surely the exchange of opinions and collective elaboration of the members of the list, voters and supporters, will result in a balanced balance that synthesizes successes and errors.
Beyond the particular aspects, it is impossible to ignore the decisive influence it has had the overall decline in the loss CUP 50.000 votes (45 aldermen), mainly in Barcelona and the metropolitan area. In our opinion, the setback is based on different reasons.. The former are objective. The CUP had obtained very good results in 2015, with a perspective of rupture and social change. In the illegitimate elections of 155 on the 21st of 2017 there were signs of stagnation, in the municipal elections a decline has been confirmed. In a situation in which the mobilizations have diminished, there is uncertainty about the perspective and confusion caused by the majority parties, moderate electoral preferences dominated over radical ones. It is no coincidence that the PSC and ERC have grown, even from different angles.
Among the subjective causes, We believe that not having appeared as a strong alternative in the critical moments of the Process has an influence., something that political leaders had already expressed as self-criticism. Nor do we believe that it was positive to abstain from contesting the 28A presidential elections or the doubts generated by Mireia Boya's complaint for sexist harassment.. Aware of the step backwards, the National CUP has begun a stage of reflection and debate.
There is no change or political reorientation that cannot be carried out positively if a democratic debate is held and a transition program is appealed to., away from both sectarianism and opportunism. Elections have political importance, but they provide a distorted reflection of reality, which is defined in the class struggle. Because, we will continue side by side on the streets, together with the workers and the people, convinced of the need to turn around, for which determination is required, patience and build a strong political alternative left, anticapitalist, with strong roots in the working class and mass influence.
