Íñigo Errejónnow Sumar’s former spokesperson in Congress, announced this Thursday the resignation of his positions and his resignation from the seat through a statement in X after accusations of sexist violence.
In said statement, Errejón claims to have reached “the limit of the contradiction between the character and the person”.
The Sumar political formation has unanimously accepted Errejón’s resignation and has issued a statement announcing the start of a research “to gather information about the statements that had been made.” They have highlighted that they aspire to “build a society and a feminist politics and that requires a firm commitment in all areas.” However, the training has not made reference to sexist violence.
From the PSOE have been shown concerned about accusations of “sexist violence”. “Let no one have any doubt: the PSOE will always be with the victims of sexist violence and in favor of a feminist policy that acts harshly against those who exercise it“, according to party sources who have accessed Public.
For its part, Irene Montero – MEP of Podemos and former Minister of Equality – asks changing the dynamics of “rape culture” after resignation. “Ending impunity and breaking the silence is not easy because until now too many times man was protected with power. Changing this dynamic of rape culture is the task that feminism sets for all of us, in this case for parties and the media,” Montero wrote on her X social network account.
The former Minister of Equality has also said that “in any case of sexual violence first the victims and those who accompany them“and has thanked the work of journalists like Cristina You Will Failwhich has been the recipient of these anonymous complaints against Errejón and who has made them public.
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