Sánchez's plan to erase Cerdán's traces in the PSOE

BarcelonaPSOE Secretary General Pedro Sánchez began working this Thursday on the reshuffle he's preparing for the PSOE, but has yet to reveal the biggest unknown: the name of Santos Cerdán's replacement as the party's organizational secretary. In fact, the operation has a twofold objective: first, to erase all traces of Cerdán in the PSOE by eliminating his closest collaborators, similar to Stalin's actions with Trotsky; and second, to incorporate new figures who will serve to relaunch a party still in a state of shock.

This morning, he met with the party's deputy, María Jesús Montero, and decisions have begun to be made. The idea is to make room for the new recruits by removing from the federal executive the names who, since the last congress, have assumed positions of responsibility in their respective regions, such as Pilar Alegría, the party's leader in Aragon. This maneuver could free up up to ten seats that Sánchez will use to present it as a true renewal of the party. Regarding Cerdán's collaborators, The Country He announced that Juan Francisco Serrano and Javier Cendón will be the victims.

Meeting with women from the party

However, this Friday will be the day Sánchez plans to complete the operation and finalize the names. At 4:30 p.m., he has convened a group of notable women from the party, including Montero herself, Cristina Narbona, and Pilar Bernabé, to discuss the organization's new strategy. This gesture seeks to reaffirm the party's feminist character amid the scandal surrounding conversations about prostitutes between Koldo García and José Luis Ábalos. This meeting offers one of the few clues about Sánchez's plans, and it is likely that he will strengthen the role of women in the new executive.

This is where they appear with quite a few names, such as Bernabé, current government delegate in the Valencian Community and next candidate for its capital, or the Catalan Montse Mínguez, who is already part of the collegiate team that has taken over as interim organizational secretary. Bernabé has gained significant popularity for her performance during the DANA (National Election of the Autonomous Community of Madrid) and is seen as Carlos Mazón's nemesis, but she lacks the necessary political experience. Mínguez has the handicap of being a member of the PSC (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), which is legally a separate party from the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party). Other names being bandied about include Patxi López, who has plenty of experience but is now a mainstay in Congress, or lesser-known names, such as Valencian Arcadi España, current Secretary of State for Territorial Policy.

But the question is: is Sánchez enough with a facelift of the party to overcome the current crisis? All sources agree that more decisions will have to be made, such as toughening the PSOE's code of ethics and reinforcing financial control, as well as presenting, in the appearance on July 9 in Congress, a credible and feasible package of measures against corruption, which is what the investiture partners are also asking of him.

For now, the main fear within the party, which was that Cerdán, Ábalos, and García they will sing in the Supreme Court and implicate the PSOE or other leaders in their dealings, has not happened. It will be easy. But this is, for now, the only plan.