For weeks the alliance of the left in Rivas Vaciamadrid, a historic stronghold in the region, seemed a consummate reality. In fact, all parties took it for granted until this Thursday when Podemos has decided to dissociate itself from that coalition.

In this way, what could be understood as a pilot project of Sumar, the coalition of progressive forces promoted by Yolanda Díaz, will not be. Sources from the rest of the formations directly link the rupture with "one more way of disassociating themselves from the postulates defended"