The attendance exceeded initial predictions set at a capacity of 1,500 seats and Díaz’s supporters have dispersed to fill Matadero’s main square.
The second vice president of the Spanish government, Yolanda Díaz, has flexed her muscles at the beginning of ‘Sumar’, the platform she promotes to reconfigure the alternative to the PSOE, with a large number of citizen support, a large number of representatives of social groups, personalities from culture and NGOs, and a large presence of political representatives, but without party leaders.
In the iconic enclave of the cultural center Matadero in Madrid, the launch of this new platform has allowed Díaz to gain strength for his main goal in the face of this journey: to mobilize the progressive bases and forge new alliances to make the current space of United can we.
The call has raised expectations and in the area as there was a long queue to access the launch of ‘Sumar’, the starting gun for the listening process, a consultation phase with experts and representatives of the public to define the process and that takes him on a six-month tour of Spain.
At the end of that period, they make a decision as to whether they are a candidate, collectively and in any case on the basis of a primary process.
In this way, the turnout exceeded the initial predictions set at a capacity of 1,500 seats and Díaz’s supporters have proliferated until they fill the main square of Matadero. According to the organizers, the attendance has exceeded 5000 people.
The cultural center Matadero in Madrid. Photo: EFE
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