The Secretary General of the Spanish Socialists (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, dismissed today the leader of the party in Madrid, Tomás Gómez, by damaging the image of this training, just over three months for local elections, the deposed was running for president of the region.
The number two of the PSOE, César Luena, attributed to Thomas Gomez have caused “serious deterioration” in the public image of the party for issues such as the extra cost of Tram Parla, near Madrid city that is investigated in court for the possible liability of a series of positions of the municipality of Gomez was mayor when the shuttle was launched.
Also, PSOE leadership accuses Gomez had generated “organic instability,” because after nearly eight years as head of the Socialists in Madrid, the party is at record lows in terms of vote.
May 24 will be held regional and municipal elections in Spain and for the first time in two decades, the center-PP can lose the absolute majority it has had in Madrid, which opens the possibility that the left could gain power.
Gómez was the candidate for election to the presidency of the region of Madrid (just over six million inhabitants) but today was deposed by the national leadership, which has appointed a management committee to proceed to the election of the new candidate .
However, Tomás Gómez has reacted quickly and, just two hours after learning of his dismissal, said to the press that will resist even in court.
Have you ruled that dismissal is due to the excess in Parla tram works – “I’m not investigated. No complaint has ever asked me “- and attributed rather to an attempt by the Socialist secretary general, Pedro Sánchez, wanting to strengthen its leadership in a time of” weakness “
Now the Socialists have. to find a new candidate for the Madrid region, a situation that is not exclusive yours, since three and a half months of the elections, the major parties without their headliners.
The PP, governing in the region since 1995 and in the city of Madrid since 1991, has not yet decided who will be their candidate and will be the party leader and prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, to decide the names, in a context of heavy wear election.
The third game in Madrid, United Left, has lost his aspiring region, Tania Sanchez, who left the training after internal disagreements.
This at a time in which the revelation of the past year party, can, promotes candidates seeking leftist group vote without giving moderate voters disgusted with the way of doing politics of the great traditional parties.
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