An unprecedented scandal hits the Balearic left. A leader of Sumar in the Balearic Islands has been accused in social networks of committing sexual abuse and using his political position to take advantage of party members.
The allegations have emerged from the Instagram account @abusos_baleares, where several people have anonymously recounted their experiences with the accused. In them, they describe a pattern of emotional manipulation, deception, alcoholism and abuse of power, in a context where the party leadership would have covered up his behavior.
The defendant
The anonymous allegations indicate that the accused was a Sumar candidate in Mallorca, which further aggravates the crisis within the party. Although the victims have not explicitly revealed their identity, they claim that the politician had a relevant role in the structure of the party, which allowed him to move with impunity and cover-up by some of his colleagues.
The case has also generated pressure on Yolanda Díaz, national leader of Sumar, who so far has not issued any statement on the serious accusations. The lack of an official position from the party’s leadership has increased criticism, especially in social networks, where numerous users demand that the party pronounce itself and take internal measures.
The scandal tests Sumar’s structure and its response to this type of accusations within its organization. With absolute silence so far, uncertainty is growing as to whether the party’s leadership will back the accused, initiate an investigation or take drastic measures to remove him from the formation.
“Vaginal affiliation”: the practice denounced within Sumar.
One of the most shocking testimonies describes how the politician, whose identity has not yet been revealed, bragged about doing “vaginal affiliation” with women in the party, using his position to obtain sex and power within the formation.
“He presumed to make vaginal affiliation for his party”, denounces one of the victims, who claims that this practice was “common in the environment of the Balearic left”.
Other complainants describe the leader as “a pig”, “a textbook narcissist” and “a manipulator” who created emotional pressure environments to get what he wanted.
“He treated me like I was a tool for him. He had a partner, which I found out weeks after sleeping with him for the first time. During our ‘relationship’, he ended up leaving him with her and starting with another girl while still sleeping with me. Basically he was a pig, with degrading and demeaning treatment in the intimate,” explains another victim.
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Private parties, alcohol and cover-up inside Sumar Baleares
The accusations not only point to the leader, but also claim that he acted with the knowledge and cover-up of other party militants.
“Unfortunately there are many of us who have suffered the modus operandi of this guy. I know of at least six cases first hand. All very capable women in the political sphere who were humiliated when we tried to denounce the situation,” says one of the complainants.
Another person describes how the defendant used the party premises as a “riding arena” and maintained a double life behavior, combining parallel relationships, deception and manipulation.
“The militant life of… is based on alcohol, petit comité meetings and violence. Why couldn’t he take these women to his home? Everything indicates that he led a double life. More than one woman had a toxic or unhealthy relationship with him,” reveals another complaint.
Another testimony, this time from a man, confirms that the accused operated within the party with total impunity and that the abuses went beyond the sexual.
“I know of different abuses by this wretch, from psychological abuse to the parties of the left-wing parties. They made the victims believe they were crazy. It is surreal that it is vox populi and that politicians and media hide it. We men have to help dismantle a system that systematically mistreats”, denounces a former colleague of the leader.
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Adding up in silence: Will there be consequences?
So far, Sumar has not issued any official statement on the case, and Yolanda Diaz, leader of the party at the national level, has also made no mention of the allegations.
The impact of the accusations has generated a strong reaction in social networks, where it is demanded that the party clarify the facts and take action against the accused. The alleged cover-up network within Sumar Baleares has increased the pressure on the party, which is facing one of its most serious internal crises.
It is not known if the party will open an internal investigation or if the accused leader will be removed from his functions, but the case has already unleashed a political earthquake in the left wing of Mallorca.
