Tension Grows Between Sumar and Psoe

The good vibes between Sumar and PSOE during the election campaign are cooling down due to the negotiations for the investiture. Yolanda Díaz's party sees the investiture at risk and accuses Pedro Sánchez's party of not taking the negotiations seriously. For this reason, they have made a very clear request to the socialists.

Ernest Urtasun, spokesperson for the left-wing coalition, has demanded that PSOE put the benefits on the table for its potential coalition partners. For Urtasun, the socialists must specify "ambitious policies" to avoid a repeat election.

"We don't want to enter a coalition with few concrete commitments," he said, "we want them to be ambitious. Therefore, while we seek the support of Esquerra and other partners in Parliament, we want to ask PSOE to sit down and negotiate seriously." He accused Pedro Sánchez of "lack of ambition."

Sumar Sells Optimism

It should be remembered that Sumar was the first formation to take the initiative to seek a negotiation with Puigdemont's circle. Yolanda Díaz's team set the formation of a progressive government as a major priority to avoid elections. That's why they rushed to appoint Jaume Asens to speak with Waterloo.

Sumar's haste contrasts with PSOE's coldness, which was very confident from the beginning that there would be an agreement. But in Waterloo, they were surprised by this excess of confidence from Ferraz. Now Sumar fears that time is running out.

Even so, Ernest Urtasun has sold optimism and said that the negotiations are progressing positively. "We face it with ambition and optimism because we believe it will turn out well," he stated. But he didn't want to reveal details citing "discretion."

Discontent in PSOE

Sumar's accusations have caused discontent in PSOE. Héctor Gómez, socialist Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, has highlighted "the courage, bravery and management capacity of his party." Additionally, he recalled that they have "led a government with many difficulties with solvency."

In Ferraz, Urtasun's words have been particularly poorly received, precisely because they come from the moderate sector of Sumar. They believe that this type of coercion is more typical of Podemos deputies. And they defend that they are conducting the negotiations with drive but with discretion.

In PSOE, they trust that Pedro Sánchez will manage to forge a majority as he has done on previous occasions. They are aware that significant risks were already taken in the past. And they maintain that if anything can't be blamed on them, it is the lack of courage and ambition.