Ciudadanos clarifies that it has not yet made a decision on whether or not to attend the general elections in July

MADRID, 30 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The general secretary of Ciudadanos, Adrián Vázquez, explained this Tuesday that the 'orange' party has not yet made a decision regarding whether or not to attend the general elections in July, after information has appeared that ensures that it will not participate in the end. at the election date.

"No decision has been made," he clarified in a message posted on his Twitter social network account, where he explains that this decision "solely and exclusively" can be made by the National Committee, which is meeting this morning.

The 28M elections were a severe setback for Ciudadanos, who were unable to obtain representation in any of the autonomies in contention and were also left out of the Madrid City Council, where Begoña Villacís held the vice mayor's office. The national spokesperson, Patricia Guasp, has not been able to revalidate her seat in the Balearic Islands either, an autonomy where she was fighting for the Presidency of the Government.

Vázquez announced on Monday, after election day, that the 'orange' Executive had "urgently" summoned its National Committee to assess whether or not to attend the general elections, this being "the only body that has the power" over this decision. The Executive had convened this committee for next Monday, but they have decided to bring the meeting forward in light of events.

The National Committee is chaired by the party's general secretary, Vázquez in this case, and is made up of the party's extended leadership, a total of 30 people. In this committee, constituted after the process of refounding the party, there are, for example, Villacís and the former 'orange' president Inés Arrimadas.

According to the Ciudadanos statutes approved in January, it is the party's management, government and administration body between Assemblies. In addition to approving the party's participation in electoral processes, it also has the power to approve any coalition agreement with other parties, both at the regional and national level.

If Ciudadanos decides to run in the elections, they need to name a candidate, which they currently lack. The statutes stipulate that the candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain must be chosen through primary elections, but at the moment it is unknown if they could name someone without having to go through the process because the elections have been called in advance.