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« on: June 10, 2012, 09:36:09 AM »
« edited: June 13, 2012, 03:17:59 PM by yellow brick road »

PSOE: Needs completely new leadership from people who had no role in the last government.  Which is unlikely at this point.  So, if there is to be a true, non-communist party of the left in Spain, it will probably  have to be formed by the Indignados movement.  

Indignados will never form any sort of political party, that´s not the aim of the 15-M movement. Anyway some people who have been involved seat in the Parliament right now; this is the case of Alberto Garzón, a young economist member of ATTAC and IU (United Left) MP for Málaga.

PSOE needs a complete renewal, indeed, but this is not easy to achieve. In the last party`s Congress the contesting candidates were former ministers. Rubalcaba won; he is very competent but had a protagonic role (Deputy Prime Minister) with Zapatero and had posts with Felipe González. Sometimes I think that people in Spain is too enthusiastic throwing experienced politicians to the waste bin but, well, maybe Rubalcaba is not the best suited person for future challenges. Nowadays I can only regard the young Basque MP Eduardo Madina but perhaps it`s too soon for him.  
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Velasco
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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 07:21:29 AM »

Patxi López is not a bad guy nor incompetent but I don`t see him as a leader for Spanish socialists. They need someone who looks in the long term (just the opposite of Zapatero) and with a clear vision of future. He`s lehendakari (Basque Country PM) now but he will lose election next year because of the nationalist wave after the end of ETA activities (Rubalcaba have played an essential role here). Really, not a bad guy but in my opinion he´s not the best option.
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