Overview
- Councillor Carlos Alberca announced a precandidacy earlier this week to run against Julio Millán in the PSOE primaries for Jaén after serving as Millán’s close collaborator in 2019–2023.
- PSOE‑A secretary general María Jesús Montero said she was surprised by Alberca’s move and publicly backed Millán while stressing that challengers must secure between 15% and 20% of party endorsements to qualify for the primaries.
- Millán voluntarily asked for a membership ratification rather than accepting an automatic designation that the party rules would allow for incumbents in PSOE‑run municipalities.
- The challenge reflects deeper provincial fault lines that opened after 2025 primaries elevated Juan Latorre and shifted local loyalties away from Millán toward a different provincial leadership grouping.
- The contest will test PSOE unity in the only Andalusian provincial capital it governs and its outcome depends on whether Alberca can gather the required endorsements and on the primary vote, a result Montero expects will favour Millán.