He shock caused by the resignation of Íñigo Errejón After being reported for sexist violence, he has not arrived alone in Sumar. The PSOE does not remain oblivious to the situation of its government partners and the sources consulted express their concern about the impact of the news and those that may remain to come out.
The sources consulted convey a mixture of concern and firmness regarding the information that points to Sumar’s parliamentary spokesperson. They do highlight, however, that action has been taken forcefully and without hesitation because from progressive positions there must be “zero tolerance” for this type of behavior.
The first reactions from the ranks of the PSOE came on Thursday. Sources from the federal leadership of the socialists in Ferraz stressed that they were “very concerned” about everything they were hearing and reading about Errejón. “Let no one have any doubt: The PSOE will always be with the victims of sexist violence and in favor of a feminist politics that acts harshly against those who exercise it,” they added.
Then it was his own Pedro Sanchez who spoke on social networks. “All my condemnation of those who attack this equality project. All my support for women who suffer harassment and abuse,” he stressed. The message also included a reference of support for Yolanda Díaz. “All my confidence in the vice president Yolanda Diaz and Sumar, an organization that has done and is doing a lot for the progress of women,” she added.
Already on Friday the public statements of several ministers before the media. “You have to be brave and show your face” and “if you have done so much damage, you have to recognize it and face Justice, the process and the application of the law,” highlighted the Minister of Equality Ana Redondo. Isabel Rodríguez, Minister of Housing, said that “machismo does not understand social extracts, professional dedications or families, but is a structural issue.”
Ángel Víctor Torres, Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, stated from Moncloa that it is necessary to go to the end and clarify responsibilities. “I ask the parties to stand on the side of the victimssome are making partisan readings, the important thing is that action has been taken,” he added.
The outbreak of the ‘Errejón case’ also comes at a key and complicated moment for the Government
The outbreak of Errejón case It also comes at a key and complicated moment for the Government. Added to the judicial offensive against Begoña Gómez or the State Attorney General are the new reports on the Koldo case and some budget negotiations in the air. Relations between PSOE and Sumar, also with Podemos, were not going through their best moment in this context.
Socialists have long been aware that Its partners are losing electoral and political strength. The departure of Podemos from Sumar a year ago was already a bump in the road and since then nothing has improved, as analyzed by Ferraz, who see obvious wear and tear in Díaz’s space.
The PSOE is aware that at the moment the parliamentary arithmetic is so tight that they need the strongest possible space on their left. Mentions of what happened in the 2023 regional and municipal elections are recurring. In some territories it was the decline of Unidas Podemos, and its disappearance in many of them, which caused several progressive governments to not be reissued.
Unit?
In the PSOE they look closely at the attempts of the federal coordinator of IU, Antonio Maíllo, to return to a unitary project despite the difficulties. As this media has published, the IU leader has already started conversations with the political organizations of the space that Unidas Podemos represented before the break with the purple formation.
“We are committed to a unitary culture in the construction of alliances. We can summarize it graphically as all in, without crossed vetoes“, highlighted the document presented last weekend by Maíllo. The objective is to achieve a unitary candidacy for the next general elections.
“At least someone is trying and that must be valued. We’ll see what happens,” say sources from the socialist wing of the Government, attentive to Maíllo’s movements. “The objective he has is necessary,” says another of the leaders consulted.
In general, in the PSOE they look favorably on the wills and the role of IU, a party with which they have had a relationship, not always easy, for decades. “They have solvency, political culture and track record,” say socialist sources.
Ferraz’s federal leadership says that “everything that is good for the left as a whole, and what is decided on our left, will be fine.”
In the Andalusian federation of the PSOE They know Maíllo well, who has developed his entire political and professional life there. Sources from the party leadership in Andalusia are clear in their diagnosis. “They must understand each other or they will fall into irrelevance. In any case, the one who stands to lose if they do not achieve it is Podemos. IU will always be there even if it is testimonial,” they point out, while highlighting Maíllo’s skills.
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