MÁS per Mallorca will again ask its members if Vicenç Vidal breaks with Sumar

PalmMÉS per Mallorca will resume its membership consultation this Friday afternoon to decide whether its member of parliament, Vicenç Vidal, will break with Sumar or remain in the parliamentary group, according to sources within the party who spoke to Europa Press. The matter was put on hold after a "technical tie" occurred among party members at the end of June, resulting in the parliamentarian remaining provisionally within the multinational group. As before, and in accordance with the statutes of MÉS per Mallorca, the assembly rules stipulate that any decision will be adopted by a qualified majority, that is, by two-thirds of the members exercising their right to vote in person. The aforementioned sources explain that the opinion of the members cannot be predicted, but they perceive that the majority will opt to remain within the Sumar group, given the calmer internal and political climate. However, their allies in Menorca, Más por Menorca, did hold a vote in July, and also through an assembly of their members, it was decided by 83% of the vote that Vidal should leave Sumar and join the Mixed Group. Given this context and the tie in the first consultation, Más por Mallorca opted to postpone the decision until the end of the summer. Although holding it in September was considered, the new assembly will ultimately take place on Friday, coinciding with the preliminary work for the party's upcoming congress, which will be held in December.

Consultation after Sumar's refusal to leave the government over the Cerdán case

Therefore, the vote on the proposal put forward by the MÉS per Mallorca leadership is reactivated. This proposal opened the possibility of breaking with Sumar amidst the crisis generated by the alleged involvement of former PSOE Secretary of Organization Santos Cerdán in the Koldo corruption case, for which he is currently charged and in pretrial detention. At the time, the party justified the need for this consultation given Sumar's refusal to leave the coalition government with the PSOE, considering that corruption was a highly sensitive issue in the Balearic Islands following cases of irregularities involving the PP and UM parties. They also alluded to a lack of progress on the archipelago's own agenda and certain dysfunctions in the functioning of the junior partner's coalition, although they admit that the relationship has improved and the dysfunctions have been corrected. Thus, they suggest that the unease generated by the Cerdán case has subsided and that it is logical to rule out a break and a move to the Mixed Group.