Left-wing parties fail to unite, will run separately in most of Spain
Frente Amplio and Podemos will contest the November 29 general election on separate tickets except in the Canary Islands and Valencia.
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- Frente Amplio and Podemos will run separately in most of Spain
- They will share a ballot in only five of 52 constituencies
- Podemos rejected Frente Amplio's offer one hour before the deadline
- Exceptions are the Canary Islands and the Valencian Community
- Voters in Barcelona and Madrid will choose between at least PSOE, Podemos and Frente Amplio
Frente Amplio and Podemos will run separately in most Spanish constituencies in the November 29 general election. They will appear on a single ballot only in five of 52 constituencies.
Frente Amplio said it made proposals without red lines and wanted 16 organizations to join, but one refused. Podemos rejected a written offer one hour before the registration deadline.
“A single ballot. That is all they ask of us.”
The offer included priority positions in Madrid and Catalonia and the right to name one of the future parliamentary group spokespersons. Podemos said accepting it would break its alliance with ERC and Gabriel Rufián.
The two parties will compete against each other in Barcelona and Madrid, where more than 30 deputies are elected in each constituency.
In the Canary Islands, Podemos allied with Izquierda Unida and Movimiento Sumar. In Valencia, it reached a last-minute electoral agreement with Compromís, which also includes Podemos and the Valencian branch of ERC.
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