IU and Podemos have reached an agreement to participate together in the coalition, whose candidate will be the federal coordinator of IU. The candidacy has been made up of seven political forces: United Left, Sumar Movement, Andalusian People’s Initiative, Republican Alternative, Green Party, Podemos and Green Alliance. The agreement has been reached against the clock since the deadline for coalition registration ends this Friday at 11:59 p.m. According to sources from Por Andalucía consulted by EL PAÍS, Podemos will top the list in Jaén and number two in Seville, places that are not a safe choice. In the 2022 elections, Por Andalucía did not obtain representation in Jaén nor did it win the number two in Seville.
Podemos has turned a deaf ear to all the calls from the Por Andalucía party table, since in October 2024 IU moved to launch the process to reissue the electoral alliance. In April 2025, according to the former co-spokesperson of the Podemos executive and regional deputy, José Manuel Gómez Jurado, a preliminary agreement was reached to go in coalition, but the state leadership stopped it. The general secretary of Podemos Andalucía, Raquel Martínez – who is on medical leave and has been sidelined in this process – and the majority of the executive were in favor of going together.
Last Sunday Juan Antonio Delgado, Podemos candidate for the presidency of the Board, offered an outstretched hand to Antonio Maíllo. From there events precipitated. The formation led by Ione Belarra called an internal consultation on Tuesday to endorse the decision of the Andalusian leadership to “integrate” into Por Andalucía. . On Thursday they sat down to negotiate for 11 hours and this Friday the coalition was registered in the registry of coalitions based in the Andalusian Parliament around 1:00 p.m. The deadline ends at 11:59 p.m. In 2022 they did it at 11:57 p.m. and without Podemos, because they tightened the rope to the maximum.
The members of Por Andalucía met from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Thursday at the IU headquarters on Donantes de Sangre Street in Seville with two breaks, one for lunch and the other “to think,” according to negotiation sources. What was most worrying was that there would be leaks, so a pact of silence was agreed and cell phones should be left outside the meeting room.
IU’s Andalusian coordinator, Toni Valero, participated in the negotiation; the general secretary of the Communist Party of Andalusia, Ernesto Alba; and the Secretary of Organization, Irene García. Nicolás Sguiglia, councilor of the Malaga City Council and member of the regional management, attended on behalf of Podemos; and Javier García, head of Communication. In addition to Esperanza Gómez (Sumar Movement), José Antonio Jiménez Ramos (Andalusian People’s Initiative), Isabel Galavís (The Green Party) and Carmen Molina (Green Alliance).
