The Moviment Sumar País Valencià project has barely managed to consolidate a stable territorial structure after almost a month since the failed convocation of its Autonomous Constituent Assembly scheduled for the end of November, a process that was proposed as fundamental to ensure the implementation of the movement in the Valencian Country and that, at this point, remains blocked or with minimal results without significant visible progress.
The Autonomous Constituent Assembly of Sumar in Valencian territory was formally convened with a calendar that contemplated the publication of draft political and organizational documents, the presentation of amendments by the militancy and culminating in a plenary session designed for November 29 in Valencia. The internal regulations established deadlines for the presentation of alternative documents and their endorsement on the digital platform enabled by Sumar País Valencià.
Despite these forecasts and the publication of the documentation on the official website, actual internal participation has been less than expected and the process has not crystallized into a solid organizational base in the territory. Within the political space itself, it is perceived that the activity has been reduced to administrative tasks without broad mobilization or a consolidation of local structures that would allow Sumar to project a real presence outside of merely declarative orbits, according to internal sources close to the movement. This has generated frustration and questions about the viability of the project in the Valencian Country.
Sumar’s weakness in the Valencian territory is also seen in the relationship with Compromís, a key electoral partner that shared lists and political space in 2023 but has led to continued tensions during 2025. Last June, Més per Compromís —the dominant force within the Valencian coalition— decided to leave Sumar’s parliamentary group in Congress, in response to discrepancies over political priorities and territorial representationincluding opposition to the recording of the appearance of the President of the Government in the investigation commission by DANA.
The same crisis was visible when the Compromís management kept the confrontation with Sumar open due to the lack of progress in agreements, with a sector of Més promoting the departure of the Sumar group from the organization and another betting on maintaining the alliance despite the disappointment.
Critics of the project point out that the lack of participation and the inability to translate the call for the assembly into an effective territorial platform reflect deeper structural problems of Sumar: its construction from above, with little prior organic basis, and the absence of a cohesive story that articulates an autonomous project in regions such as the Valencian Community. Some analysts recall that, in the broader context of the left-wing space, Sumar has dealt with abandonments of historical partners such as Podemos and internal leadership problems, which has eroded the perception that it can serve as a vehicle for political unity.
From the official organization, senior officials from Sumar have defended that the territorial constitution processes require time and patience, and have highlighted that the documentation and regulations are available for militancy to participate through the enabled digital platform. However, no detailed public reports have been provided on the participation or results of the amendments phase closed in November, which fuels the perception of a deadlock.
The result of these dynamics is a Valencian Country where Sumar has not managed to consolidate a stable structure or bring together a renewed project that allows it to compete with other political actors in the left-wing or similar space. The stagnation of the founding assembly, far from symbolizing a starting point, has become a symptom of the organization’s difficult fit into the Valencian political map, calling into question its capacity for territorial implementation in the face of future electoral and organizational challenges.