Madrid .- The Socialist Party of Spain (PSOE), the main opposition, today named former minister Ángel Gabilondo candidate president of the government of the region of Madrid after open crisis following the dismissal of the leader of the Socialists in Madrid, Tomas Gomez.
With this move, the PSOE seeks to recover votes in one of the most important squares the country in the face of local and regional elections to be held in May and will be a test before the general elections end of the year, which will come a new government, DPA said.
As reported by Spanish media, Gabilondo, 65, was supported by a large majority of socialist groups, beating his opponent, Pedro Zerolo. The decision must be ratified in March.
In moderate, dialogue and prudent profile, the new candidto the PSOE in Madrid is Professor of Metaphysics at the Autonomous University of Madrid and not militate in the party.
Between 2009 and 2011 was education minister in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. His biggest challenge was trying to reach a pact of State Education with the Popular Party (PP) Mariano Rajoy, something not achieved.
is disengaged from politics after the 2011 general elections, in which the PP won the victory.
His name sounded to replace Thomas Gomez as a candidate for president of the government of the Community of Madrid. On February 11, just over a hundred days of municipal and regional elections of May, the leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sanchez banged hand to try to change the course of training in Madrid, where polls predicted would bad results.
Governed by the PP Rajoy since 1995, the region and the capital of Spain are crucial for socialists in a charged election year appointments in the country. According to recent polls suggest, the political map could change with a strong input can in Parliament.
The PSOE would, according to these surveys, third. The party ruled for more than 20 years Spain and being in the last three was the most important of the opposition.
In the last municipal elections in 2011, the Socialists won just mayors in major Spanish cities . In Madrid, obtained less than half of the votes garnered the PP.
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