The president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, assured that now only the PSOE’s proposal to reform the law of the comprehensive guarantee of sexual freedom is on the table, and demanded that Podemos make public the new text it claims to have for this. modification.
Speaking informally to reporters covering his tour of Austria, Croatia and Slovenia in preparation for the EU’s European presidency, Sanchez signaled his determination to implement the PSOE’s proposed reform if there is no deal with Podemos.
The leader of the executive emphasized that from the beginning they tried to negotiate with the Minister of Equality, Irene Montero, and that, in the absence of an agreement, the PSOE fixed its position with a proposal that he repeated. Technical character, “surgical”, which does not affect the heart of the law and which responds to social alarm. Efforts to reach an agreement will continue, but Sánchez confirmed that if it cannot be reached in the end, the PSOE already has its position and it is the one that will maintain it.
But the president thought it would be good if, amid the “noise” on the issue, Podemos released a proposal it says has an alternative to just a yes or to changing the law. The leader of the government did not explain whether he spoke directly to Irene Montero to find a consensus, saying that there were talks with both equality and justice and relations with the courts, and that the second vice president, Yolanda Díaz, was also among them.
Considering the damage that reform could do to the government without the support of Podemos and the votes of the People’s Party, Sánchez downplayed the situation, stressing that the main thing is to solve the problem. Furthermore, she has ensured that no matter what happens, no one can question what she calls the PSOE’s “feminist DNA.”
After the presentation of the proposal and the parliamentary discussion, he is confident that the reform will be approved, because that is what is important, to overcome the situation in which he expresses special concern for the victims. However, he emphasized that the parliamentary negotiations have just started and recalled that there are already government partners such as PNV and PDeCAT that have expressed their support for the socialist initiative.
He also dismissed the fact that the reform will not be discussed in the plenary session of Congress until March 7, the day before International Women’s Day.
Given his differences with Podemos, he has insisted that he is presiding over a coalition government of two parties that have different political cultures as well as different ways of doing things. In this context, he leaked documents to the press by Podemos, such as the one known this Thursday, with a 14% discount on the purchase of twenty basic foods.
Sánchez drew attention to the fact that the electoral process is already underway and Podemos is trying to gain visibility. In which the president of the government is sure that the coalition is not going to break up, not only because it is not going to, but also because he does not believe that Podemos is going to take this step. For the head of government, what happens is a moment of tension between partners that is overcome.
Montero: “The proposal I want to make public is an agreement”
Equality Minister Irene Montero said the proposal she plans to make public is an “agreement”. “I want an agreement before it is discussed at the plenary session. We cannot allow the PP and Vox to add their votes,” Montero said in press statements, saying only yes is yes on the reform of the law. inform Alberto Ortiz.
“We have made many proposals and we are open,” the minister repeated in accordance with the statements of the last days and asserts that any agreement on the reform should be made with the consent of the center.
Source: El Diario
