Francina Armengol is beginning to show signs of doubt. "A year ago, she expressed her desire to be a candidate for the Balearic Islands in informal conversations," says a source who knows her well. "Lately, it's not so clear." This sense of insecurity has also permeated party ranks, who are already wondering what they will do if the Socialist ultimately decides not to run. In response, the PSIB (Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands) has begun searching for potential successors. With just over a year until the elections, they need to act. Sources within the party apparatus confirm that the Secretary of State for Tourism, Rosario Sánchez, is gaining traction in the race. The party leader in Mallorca, Amanda Fernández, is also gaining ground, although the initial plan is to primarily develop her as a candidate for the Consell de Mallorca (Island Council). The final decision will rest with Armengol, who remains all-powerful in the Balearic Islands, and ultimately with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who will oversee the process. "It's too early to rule out Armengol running," a Socialist source asserts. "Everything will be decided in the primaries," the parliamentary group emphasizes. But, although the final decision on candidates rests with the membership, the establishment's support is decisive in any internal process.

They never saw a mother without her daughter, because until she was three years old, she clung to her "like a footstep": "She didn't want to go with anyone, she was always on me, hanging onto my hair, wherever we went. I was finished!" So says Catalina Rubí, from Manacor, mother of Amanda Fernández Rubí, general secretary of the Socialists of Mallorca. The mother speaks quickly, stringing together images as she reminisces, and between anecdotes and memories, she sighs and says: "Oh! Mothers, let's do what we can." And almost without meaning to, Rubí's voice is the voice of all mothers.