After Juan Espadas won the primaries in June 2021, those who supported former president Susana Díaz found themselves marginalized in the party's organs, creating a complicated situation that also affected the previous secretary general.
María Márquez, rapporteur of the Historical and Democratic Memory Law and the Cinema Law of Andalusia, has been proposed as deputy general secretary of the Andalusian PSOE by María Jesús Montero. Meanwhile, Francisco Rodríguez García, mayor of Dos Hermanas, has been proposed as secretary of Organization.
María Márquez has a degree in Psychology, has been an Andalusian parliamentarian since 2015, and is currently the deputy spokesperson for the Socialist Group in the regional Chamber. Francisco Rodríguez García, born in 1970, is the mayor of Dos Hermanas.
María Jesús Montero is advocating for an integration list for the new Regional Executive of the party. Fuensanta Coves, former president of the Andalusian Parliament, will assume the presidency of the Andalusian PSOE in place of Manuel Pezzi.
The aim is to unify the party and heal existing divisions. Montero emphasizes the importance of working together to achieve victory in the elections.
In her speech at the Regional Congress, María Jesús Montero highlighted the importance of unity within the party to achieve success. She also expressed the need to integrate the different internal currents to strengthen the PSOE.
Meanwhile, Francisco Rodríguez García and María Márquez will take on prominent roles in the new structure of the Andalusian PSOE. Both will represent a transition in the party's leadership in Andalusia with the goal of maintaining internal cohesion and moving towards victory in the upcoming regional elections.