United We Can historic opportunity for the United Left – piensaChile

 

the electoral agreement reached can and Izquierda Unida has raised a wave of enthusiasm throughout the State Spanish. Given the possibility of bipartisanship definitive break with a progressive electoral option surpassing the PSOE and the PP unstoppably approaching, the foundations of the regime of 78 totter. The historical moment requires us tranquility and political intelligence to advance the transformation of our society, without falling into rigid preconceptions that prevent us analyze reality in transforming perspective.

The bet Izquierda Unida by this coalition has been smart, purposeful and long look. If the tactical dimension the confluence with we is objectively positive in terms of electoral results, which will fill more seats with women and men who represent the interests of the working class, strategic it is much more.

Although the latter may be questioned by some / as partners / as its subjective nature, on the other inherent side to the prediction of any political phenomenon, the strategic scope of this confluence is up to the demands of the historical moment : the articulation of a social bloc against-hegemonic which, based on the election as a lever, dispute spaces of power to the political and economic elite

However, as it can not be otherwise in a. plural and democratic as IU organization, the alliance we have generated resistance and criticism from different sectors of the organization, whether publicly, epitomized was Gaspar Llamazares, or internal spaces.

These criticisms put . on the table questions which, in my view, need to be explained in a comprehensive manner to generate greater internal cohesion and avoid cainitas breaks

in a synthetic way, I believe that the three key elements are:

1. The realization that the confluence alone (a logic of rational thought leads us to believe that in case of a same political project, the existence of two or more organizations is a serious dysfunction may occur with different political projects and their alliance election, a mere cosmetic movement). In this case, the political project of Podemos, despite sharing with a high percentage UI program and vision of the country, is unique and differentiated from that we can have, not to mention the internal differences in UI. Hence the confluence and the alliance is possible: precisely because we are different

From this statement, the main difference with the project can refer to a cross than IU profile both. regarding the social background of its membership as to the ideological composition of the electorate.

So, the political project we covered a sociological spectrum from the ideologically identified working class with the center-left (traditionally close to social democracy) to the / as professionals and intellectuals, also working class, ideologically close / as to the different currents of the revolutionary left (especially / as Trotskyist descent).

2. Overcoming a major contradiction: First, IU is, temporarily, the minority force in this political game. This fact should make us understand that, according to the correlation of forces actually existing, the pact is not built on equal terms. Second, IU is essential to set up an electoral majority in the short term and a political and social majority in the long run. This apparent contradiction can only be overcome by accepting resignations tactics that allow us to build a solid political bloc, in which the positioning of our historical claims to have a long-winded journey.

3. The acceptance that it was we, as a political organization aimed at the electoral, who has managed to collect the widespread disenchantment of the popular majority state. This alliance represents a historic opportunity for IU, with a more defined and where the Marxist tradition occupies a prominent place ideological profile, develop their organizational work which attract the social majority to political positions left and class perspective. Never in the 30 year history of IU we had found in such a favorable situation.

In the case of Euskadi, I consider that the three elements for the state case are also valid for the particular Ezker Anitza . Briefly, the main specificities in the two major dimensions are:

1. Tactically / election we face a historic opportunity for the possibility that Isabel Health Coordinator Ezker Anitza, obtain the minutes of deputy for the constituency of Gipuzkoa. This hope, unimaginable if filing a candidacy alone or with other alliances, acquires a crucial for the future of IU in Euskadi relevance, achieving greater visibility and impact of our political activity.

2. As for the strategic, and based on the experiences of electoral confluence at the municipal level as Udalberri in Bilbao, the formation of the social block counter-hegemonic is expressed by the organizational articulation of the Basque political subject, left and do not feel represented or by the Izquierda Abertzale or for PSE I derechizado, whose project puts at the center the interests of the working class in a political-institutional framework of federal court.

Despite all the difficulties that will appear on Along the way, not only to 26-J, but in the process of building a popular majority to transform Euskadi and the State must assume that we have a chance to historical character we have to use to advantage.

@ amontoro1979

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