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Spanish left-wing alliance and PSOE electoral preparations

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The PSOE and the ‘Frente Amplio’ coalition have finalized a strategic agreement to run joint Senate lists under the name ‘Senado de Progreso’ for the general elections on November 29. This alliance aims to unify the progressive vote across approximately 47 to 48 constituencies to challenge the Popular Party’s (PP) potential absolute majority in the upper house. While the Senate pact is secured, negotiations among reformist left ~~groups—including~~ groups, including those transitioning from Sumar to Frente ~~Amplio—have~~ Amplio, have reportedly focused ~~more~~ on securing political positions and candidates for major lists in Madrid and Barcelona than on ideological differences regarding NATO, the EU, or economic reforms. Critics suggest these groups, facing declining poll numbers, are prioritizing political survival by using the rise of the right as a primary campaign argument. Barcelona. In Galicia, political forces will run separately on November 29. While Sumar Galicia, Esquerda Unida, Recortes Cero, the Green Party, and various municipalist groups will run under the Frente Amplio banner, negotiations with Podemos have failed. Podemos Galicia sought a unified candidacy, but blamed the breakdown on the national leadership of Esquerda ~~Unida, while Sumar representatives claimed they offered cooperation until~~ Unida. Following the ~~end. Observers warn this~~ fragmentation ~~could benefit~~ of the ~~PP and Vox. Simultaneously, Gabriel Rufián (ERC) and Irene Montero (Podemos) have launched a strategic electoral alliance. During~~ former Sumar coalition, a ~~pre-campaign rally in Barcelona themed ‘Casa, vida, futur’, Rufián stated the goal is to ‘submit the PSOE from its left’ to ensure progressive policies, while Montero criticized~~ legal dispute has emerged before the ~~PP’s stance on women’s rights. Expanding their regional presence,~~ Central Electoral Board (JEC). Frente Amplio ~~has named Rafael Borrego, a human~~ and Podemos are competing for the electoral rights ~~activist~~ previously held by Sumar, specifically regarding the distribution of airtime and ~~labor lawyer,~~ free propaganda slots on public media, such as RTVE. Because media allocation is based on previous election results, the division of the former coalition impacts the media presence of its ~~candidate for~~ successor groups. RTVE has consulted the ~~Congress~~ JEC regarding a preliminary proposal to allocate space based on the profiles of deputies who won seats in ~~Málaga. Borrego, known for his involvement~~ 2023. Podemos has expressed disagreement with ~~the Global Sumud Flotilla, is campaigning on~~ these calculations, claiming a ~~platform~~ larger share of ~~combating real estate speculation and defending working-class interests.~~ the total.

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