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Podemos under fire after grassroots votes give eight of 10 top spots to men Podemos under fire after grassroots votes give eight of 10 top spots to men
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Podemos, Spain’s anti-austerity party, is facing criticism after voting for its municipal leaders threw up a significant male bias despite a pledge to have at least 40% female representation. Podemos, Spain’s anti-austerity party, is facing criticism after voting for its municipal leaders threw up a significant male bias.
The results of grassroots elections released on Friday gave the top spot to men in eight of the country’s 10 largest cities, including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, with only Seville and Zaragoza bucking the trend.The results of grassroots elections released on Friday gave the top spot to men in eight of the country’s 10 largest cities, including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, with only Seville and Zaragoza bucking the trend.
Gemma Galdon, a member of Podemos’s 62-strong citizens’ council, the national body which will shape the party’s manifesto for elections at the end of this year, admitted to concern in the party over the proportion of women in leadership positions.Gemma Galdon, a member of Podemos’s 62-strong citizens’ council, the national body which will shape the party’s manifesto for elections at the end of this year, admitted to concern in the party over the proportion of women in leadership positions.
“In general, of course I am worried, but we have to wait until all of Podemos’s organs are constituted before a real evaluation can be made,” she said.“In general, of course I am worried, but we have to wait until all of Podemos’s organs are constituted before a real evaluation can be made,” she said.
One of Podemos’s founding statutes holds that each gender must have at least 40% representation on all of its bodies.
Podemos secretary Sergio Pascual said the local party results were a “reflection of the society we live in”.Podemos secretary Sergio Pascual said the local party results were a “reflection of the society we live in”.
A poll released on Sunday showed that support for Podemos remained strong, despite the party having recently rowed back on some of its more radical proposals such as reducing the retirement age to 60 and an across-the-board citizens’ salary.A poll released on Sunday showed that support for Podemos remained strong, despite the party having recently rowed back on some of its more radical proposals such as reducing the retirement age to 60 and an across-the-board citizens’ salary.
The survey, carried out by pollsters NC Report, interviewed 1,600 Spaniards in the last three weeks of December and gave Podemos 23.2%, narrowly behind the Socialist party (23.4%) and the ruling People’s party on 28.6%.The survey, carried out by pollsters NC Report, interviewed 1,600 Spaniards in the last three weeks of December and gave Podemos 23.2%, narrowly behind the Socialist party (23.4%) and the ruling People’s party on 28.6%.