The identity of the left has once again taken precedence over a reformist programme

Of Elly Schlein’s rise to the leadership of the Democratic Party, the first question concerns the total diversity compared to what happened on the left in large European countries. The German SPD has been living with the evolution for three decades – very strong over time. compared to the hyper-radical beginnings – of the German Greens, but it never occurred to her to surrender to them. In Spain, Pedro Sánchez became secretary of the socialists in 2014 (the first time he voted that the PSOE adopt the primary method, but between members) and in three years he resigned twice and became secretary again each time against half of the PSOE which he gave to Rajoy votes in parliament to survive. In the end it will be him and Rajoy topple and he becomes prime minister with the support of Podemos, whose radical platform is seen by most as an alternative destined to win compared to the split PSOE. Shortly after, the Catalan autonomists brought down the Sánchez government and Spain returned to the vote for the third time in four years. In April 2019, Sánchez wins again, but the laborious negotiations with Podemos, and Sánchez’s tenacious refusal to appoint their leader Pablo Iglesias to the government, lead to new elections. Sánchez does not give up and wins the elections in April 2019 and Podemos is forced to come to terms, but on Sánchez’s terms. Mélenchon’s France does not make much text: the remnants of the Socialist Party surrendered to him in the last presidential elections because they were in such a vertical fall that they risked disappearing.