The general secretary of the PSOE in Aragon, who will leave his position in the regional congress scheduled for the first half of 2025, harshly charged this Tuesday against the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, one of the main candidates to succeed him. When asked if he sees the spokesperson in the Government of Pedro Sánchez as the leader of the party in the community, Lambán has been eloquent in his rejection: according to him, the secretary general of Aragonese socialism must “have principles” and not He can be “a simple passerby taking advantage of politics.”
This is how the former Aragonese president responded when he was asked if he considered Alegría to be the “natural candidate” to succeed him. After a resounding “no”, he has listed the characteristics that from his point of view his successor must have, elements that he has clearly linked with the figure of the Minister of Education: “Whoever leads the party in Aragon must be an Aragonese or a Aragonese committed to the territory, has to give its all for the three provinces. He must be well-acquainted with the truth, have principles. He should not be a simple passer-by taking advantage of politics, but he has to be in politics to contribute the best of himself and so that society grows.”
If a situation of lack of continuous parliamentary support and budget extensions arose, if I were Pedro Sánchez I would dissolve Parliament and call elections
Asked if he considers that Alegría does not meet these requirements, he settled: “Judge for yourselves.” These are ideas that the former Aragonese president has expressed on previous occasions, but which he now makes unequivocal.
These demonstrations occurred before the presentation in Huesca of ‘A political emotion’, the autobiographical book written by the general secretary of the Aragonese PSOE. The event, held in the Museum of Huesca and which brought together a hundred people who filled the room, was not attended by the leadership of the party in Huesca, who had been in conflict with the federations of Zaragoza and Teruel and with Javier Lambán himself for some time. time.
Regarding these absences, he has been less explicit: “All those who come will be well received by me.” Yes, the general secretary of the PSOE from Zaragoza, Juan Antonio Sánchez Quero, the former president of the Cortes Javier Sada and former Huesca councilors from his cabinet such as Marta Gastón or María Victoria Broto have attended.
The former Aragonese president has also referred to the corruption scandals linked to his party and that have emerged in recent months. “Corruption is one of the most lethal cancers of democracy,” said Lambán, who after pointing out that he felt “very sorry about each case,” added that he felt it “even more” when it affected his party and said he wished that “All the dark clouds will clear up as soon as possible.” “I can boast that my government lasted eight years full of transparency and cleanliness, without any stain,” he highlighted.
Regarding the lack of support from Pedro Sánchez and his government partners in Parliament, Javier Lambán wanted to give the “benefit of the doubt” to the president of the central government, but recalled that in Congress there is “a conservative majority.”
“A country needs stability above all and when its partners do not provide it, it is difficult to govern,” said the Aragonese leader, who then reflected his position on the continuity of the Executive: “If a situation of lack of continuous parliamentary support, budget extensions, I, in Sánchez’s situation, would dissolve Parliament and call elections,” he stated, before insisting that it was his personal position.
#Lambán #Alegría #natural #candidate #lead #Aragonese #PSOE #successor #principles
