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Socialist sources, within the party there is a movement, not yet very explicit, that proposes that guillermo fernández vara from extremadura be the one who assumes the top command in the psoe. “ he has to be the successor ,” is heard in those areas. Fernández vara's candidacy is promoted above all by leaders considered more ' national ', ' spanish ' or ' spanishists ', such as josé maría barreda, josé bono, juan alberto belloch , etc. They consider that the psoe has lost (during zapatero's mandate) its profile as a 'national' party, and that it is time to recover its 'deeply spanish essences'. They have the impression that this loss of image harmed them in the recent elections in catalonia , and that they are also going to pay dearly at the polls in the may 2011 elections (municipal and regional) and in the 2012 general elections. A congress to decide the sponsors of the extremaduran option consider that fernández vara has advantages over the 'progressive' and 'autonomist' image of carme chacón. They believe that his status as a catalan politician could detract from his sympathies and votes in the rest of spain.
The debate on the change in the psoe model will be one of the underlying issues that will have to be addressed at the next congress, scheduled for after the summer. Fernández vara's supporters think that the party will have to choose between t Special Database hese two alternatives: the 'spanish' one of fernández vara, or the 'autonomist' one of carme chacón . In recent months, the president of extremadura has assumed a clear role within the socialist ranks, with statements and positions that have received great internal echo , and also in the media.According to the sources present at the meeting, to which el confidencial digital has had access , rubalcaba and merkel shared a few minutes alone at the lunch that preceded the spanish-german summit on thursday morning at the moncloa palace. They were seen chatting in a relaxed and relaxed manner, and even sharing some secrets in their ears. The same sources explain that the german chancellor could barely be seen with the president of the government, josé luis rodríguez zapatero , in more informal moments, away from the cameras' lenses. In fact, this connection between the number two in the executive and angela merkel led some of the business and union leaders invited to the meeting to draw an interesting conclusion.
Now it is clear to me who the strong man of the government is ,” it was commented in political and business circles in clear reference to alfredo pérez rubalcaba . The good atmosphere prevailing in the presidential complex that morning could also be felt in the traditional family photo . On the steps of the moncloa palace, trinidad jiménez could be seen euphoric and especially smiling. Furthermore, she did not stop talking with her german counterpart, and she even gave her an effusive hug. On the contrary, josé blanco remained in a serious tone, and was barely seen speaking with the guests. But, without a doubt, rubalcaba became the main actor. Merkel laughed and joked continually with the vice president. Meanwhile, zapatero appeared on many occasions next to her, motionless. Another of the anecdotes of the day also featured the german chancellor. Upon her arrival at la moncloa she was received with military honors by the honors battalion of the king's immemorial regiment number 1 . After listening to the national anthems of both countries, angela merkel reviewed the troops.