Sumar does not even want to explore the possibility that the PSOE could assume the negotiation with Podemos after the parliamentary setback that the subsidy decree suffered last week in its vote in Congress.
From the confederal space they understand that the powers of the Ministry of Labor in this regard are crystal clear, which is why they reject that it is the Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, who takes the baton, as has been the case from the Socialist Party, no matter how much his presence could help in thawing relations between the two former partners after the departure of the purple party from the parliamentary group.
Sumar’s rejection is firm and has been expressed as such by both its leader and its spokesperson. Yolanda Díaz did so in an interview on Antena 3 in which she recalled that, as vice president, she herself is “in charge of coordinating” with her two counterparts “the action of the Government.”
Hours later, during a press conference at his Madrid headquarters, Ernest Urtasun picked up the gauntlet to delve into the position, recalling that the Minister of Labor “will restart in person the process of social dialogue to recover the initiative” and process it again in the low camera. “The powers belong to the ministries. This is clear and will continue to be that way”, he stressed to avoid any interpretation to the contrary.
The coordination between Díaz and Urtasun also included the message to Podemos disgracing those of Ione Belarra who have “loaded their political fights on the backs of the most vulnerable” by cutting the rights of workers “hitting the weakest.” .
Díaz has highlighted that she perceives “a lot of anger” in society due to the rejection of PP, Vox and Podemos to the changes in unemployment benefits, as she herself has verified when taking her daughter to school. And for this reason he has emphasized that “it is these formations that have to give explanations for why they have overturned a decree that improved the benefit to vulnerable people by 90 euros per month and included positive measures for Moroccan workers who cross the border every day. Ceuta and Melilla, as well as the right to accumulate 28 days of breastfeeding leave.”
The differences between the Government partners have not stopped there. And Sumar’s spokesperson, Ernest Urtasun, has criticized “the substance and form” of the PSOE agreement with Junts on immigration matters, warning that this attitude “cannot be repeated” in such an important matter.
“Sumar,” he continued, “is willing to address issues of decentralization of immigration policies, which can be positive,” but he has criticized that the socialist agreement with Junts “encourages” certain “xenophobic” discourses that should be out of the debate. migratory.
The Sumar leader has stressed that immigration policy is “something very important” that “must be well organized” and, consequently, “it does not seem logical that this type of thing be discussed at the last minute within the framework of the negotiation for the validation of decrees”.
