Podemos finally agreed to join Sumar last month, but the deal was fraught, not least because Díaz’s group refused to countenance the candidacy of Podemos’s Irene Montero.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/08/can-new-spain-leftwing-party-sumar-win-power

Since the rise of Podemos and in 2015, the country has seen three general elections, none of which has given a majority to either the socialists or the conservatives.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/19/spain-elections-pedro-sanchez-vox-pp-psoe/

That means that Podemos would join 14 other small leftist groups in the Sumar alliance.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-leftist-alliance-and-podemos-set-to-join-forces-ahead-of-spains-snap-elections/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

While the PSOE lost 13 seats in the 12 regional assemblies contested, Unidas Podemos (UP), its minor partner in government, lost 33 regional seats.

Source: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/spain-sanchez-counters-rout-local-polls-general-election-call