The Madrid Assembly Table has opened a sanctioning procedure against the leader of Vox, Rocío Monasterio, “for trying to extinguish a seat that did not belong to any deputy and whose voting system should never have worked” during the regional plenary session held last February 1 in the Regional Chamber of Vallecas. An irregular action that, under article 34 of the Regulations, could lead to the suspension of her functions as a deputy for 30 days.
Once he received the pertinent legal report, the president of the Chamber, Enrique Ossorio, has sent a letter to the Board in which, as EFE has advanced, he considers it appropriate to “initiate, process and resolve the corresponding sanctioning procedure.” In this way, and given the majority held by the PP in the body, the sanction of the Vox leader remains in the hands of the popular party, to which the ultra party has denounced being the victim of a “political hunt.”
It was last February 1 when Monasterio supplanted a deputy from his party absent in the chamber to cast two votes in the same vote. After observing the incident, and denouncing the falsehoods expressed by the Vox leader in her explanations, the Board has suggested the disqualification of the Vox leader for a period of between 15 and 30 days. We will therefore have to wait until next week to know exactly the scope of the sanction.
The investigation of the case will be carried out by the PP deputy and president of the Economy and Employment Commission. Mercedes Zarzalejo will be the one who analyzes the evidence submitted before determining the possible responsibilities that may be subject to sanction.
From there, Monasterio could present allegations within a maximum period of ten days after which the Board will issue a new report that will have to be voted on by the Assembly Board. So the entire process could last up to more than a month, in mid-March.
As soon as the resolution was known, Vox accused the PP of starting a “political hunt.” The ultra party alleges that, “without allowing Vox to read the lawyers’ report” that endorses the procedure, “the principles of the sanctioning procedure are not met.”
Vox’s version has been considered, once again, as false given that, according to Assembly sources, Santiago Abascal’s party had access yesterday to both documents presented at the Table.
Vox, however, considers that this is a “retaliation” by the popular party for raising with the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, “issues that are sensitive to their interests such as illegal immigration, political spending and the lack of transparency.”
“We knew what we were exposing ourselves to by opening debates that others believed were closed, but we have not come to please them, but to represent the people of Madrid,” Vox added in a statement.
