The joint coordinator of the Somar Movement party, Lara Hernandez, announced that the party will hold a political conference at the end of November with the aim of reconnecting with young people “against the authoritarian right.”
In a meeting with the press on Monday, Hernandez stressed that young people will be one of the main focuses of this upcoming event, which will mark the beginning of what he called “a progressive attack, hope in the face of cynicism and certainty in the face of fear.”
“On the institutional front, we will take advantage of every space of power to accelerate public policies, to open future discussions and appreciate everything that is achieved within the coalition government. In the field of citizenship, what we want is to reconnect with civil society, with neighborhoods, and with movements that push from below.”
The main action points of this conference will be housing, the climate emergency, the democratization of technology and the reduction of inequality, as well as “the fight for time to live, the protection of democratic rights or pre-distribution measures”.
“We want to put the progressive country on the offensive against the authoritarian right that wants to return us to a past of fear, a past of inequality and ‘every man for himself.’ We want to prepare not only to win the next election, but to win the country over the next decade that is a great battle between authoritarianism and democracy,” he said.
Support the closure of the nuclear zone
On the other hand, Lara Hernandez wanted to define Somar’s position in light of the vote that will take place this week in Congress to approve the Sustainable Mobility Law, which includes an amendment presented by the People’s Party in the Senate to postpone the closure of nuclear power plants.
He justified: “We oppose the extension of the nuclear calendar because it contradicts what was signed in the government agreement with the Socialist Workers’ Party, because it prevents the deployment of renewable energies, and because we understand that it makes us more dependent on abroad.”
In the face of Podemos’ request to the Socialist Workers’ Party and Somar to stop processing this amendment in Congress, Hernández stressed that the Congress cannot block or veto amendments, especially when they come from another sovereign chamber such as the Senate.
But he explained that if there are any articles that stipulate the power to veto them, they will wait until Parliament’s legal resources in this regard appear.
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