decided to try to reach an agreement with PSOE. However, Adrián Barbón, the leader of PSOE, reached an agreement with United Left, so that support was no necessary. Lorena Gil was made spokesperson of the party for the 11th General Junta, however she resigned in November 2020 and her resignation letter said that "There are more and more obstacles to guarantee political work that lives up to the principles". 2021-22 leadership crisis On the run up of the 2023 regional elections Podemos Asturies celebrated a primary election to choose its secretary general. Incumbent Daniel Ripa faced Congress of the Deputies member Sofía Castañón, who also had the support of the national leadership of the party. Castañón won over Ripa for just a hundred votes, but he denounced irregularities in the celebration of primaries. A few days before the vote, the national leadership of Podemos intervened in the party's accounts at the regional level after detecting irregularities, denounced by Castañón's team, in donations to associations allegedly close to Daniel Ripa. In August 2022, Ripa was sanctioned and later expelled from taking organic duties in the party due to alleged irregularities during his time as secretary general. 2023 regional elections In November 2022, Podemos run a primary election to elect their leader for the coming 2023 regional elections. Covadonga Tomé, who was supported by former leader Daniel Ripa, won over Alba González, even though she had the support of the recently renewed leadership in Asturias. Those primaries took place at the same place in other regions, however Asturias was the only one in which the turnout increased when compared with 2019. Electoral performance General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Cortes Generales * Within Unidos Podemos. European Parliament *Within Unidas Podemos Cambiar Europa References Political parties in Asturias Asturias