▁ 2 1 ▁May . ▁All ▁three ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁leadership — S us ana ▁Dí az , ▁Pedro ▁S ánchez ▁and ▁Pat xi ▁López — re ject ed ▁P ode mos ' ▁move . ▁Inter im ▁P SO E ▁President ▁J avier ▁Fernández ▁put ▁down ▁Ig les ias ▁attempts ▁to ▁agree ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁discuss ▁his ▁initi ative , ▁despite ▁P ode mos ▁offering ▁P SO E ▁to ▁propose ▁their ▁own ▁candidate ▁instead . ▁Cit iz ens ▁( C s ) ▁ruled ▁out ▁supporting ▁the ▁motion ▁and ▁dub bed ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" circ us ▁number ", ▁whereas ▁the ▁P P ▁mock ed ▁the ▁initi ative ▁as ▁an ▁" abs urd ity ". ▁P P ▁elect oral ▁partners , ▁Navar res e ▁People ' s ▁Union ▁( UP N ) ▁and ▁Ast ur ias ▁Forum ▁( F AC ), ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁motion , ▁whereas ▁Can arian ▁Co al ition ▁( CC a ) ▁and ▁New ▁Can aries ▁( NC a ) ▁hint ed ▁at ▁their ▁re jection ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁Bas que ▁National ist ▁Party ▁( PN V ) ▁dub bed ▁the ▁initi ative ▁as ▁" an ▁absolute ▁awk ward ness " ▁and ▁critic ized ▁P ode mos ▁for ▁announ cing ▁the ▁motion ▁without ▁speaking ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁parties ▁first , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁to ▁enter ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁support ▁it . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁May , ▁after ▁Pedro ▁S ánchez ' s ▁sudden ▁re - e lection