The government informed the parliamentary blocs about this on Thursday Seven members of the Council of Ministers will be absent From the next oversight session in Congress.
Through a letter seen by this newspaper, sent by the Minister of State for Relations with the Cortes, Rafael Simancasthe executive authority announced that it would avoid giving clarifications about And the scandals that accumulate in his last weeks administration.
First Vice President, Maria Jesus MonteroThe Third Vice President, the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Economy will not appear before the representatives In the last plenary session of the year until Februarygiving the government a window Two months free of control.
the Number two To the government and the Socialist Workers Party Thus, he will avoid accountability in the Paco Salazar caseright hand for years of Pedro Sanchez In the party and in Moncloa, many workers accused him of misconduct sexual harassment.
On the PSOE anti-harassment portal The original complaints have disappeared without a traceIt has been on hold since last July. It took a press release eldiario.es This week to reopen the case amid internal suspicions of a cover-up.
On Thursday, Montero, also a Socialist candidate in Andalusia, was forced to admit that she was also aware of the complaint filed against the party leader in Torremolinos for sexual harassment, although she confirmed it. I did not know its content.
More expensive light and UCO has been dismantled
Sarah Agson He will also not have to answer for the 10% increase that his Ministry of Environmental Transformation intends to impose on… Fixed section of the electricity bill.
The increase in fixed costs will reach Spanish families, as the government emphasizes Money allocated to renewable energy sources will lower bills. This measure creates tension within the government coalition.
Fernando Grande Marlaska For his part, he will be able to avoid any question about his decisions to speed up promotions in the ranks of the Civil Guard.
These upgrades allow Dismantling the command structure of the Central Operations Unit (UCO), responsible for investigations into corruption cases such as those Santos Cerdan, Jose Luis Abalos and Koldo Garcia.
UCO was also a protagonist in the judicial investigation Begonia gomezSanchez’s wife to the president’s brother David Sanchez And to the Attorney General Alvaro Garcia Ortizwas recently convicted of revealing secrets.
Delayed trains and personal appointments
Oscar Puente He will not be asked about it His refusal to abide by the recently issued law By Congress requiring AVE passengers to be compensated for delays.
The Ministry of Transport refuses to implement the regulation voted on in the plenary session, arguing that the roads are saturated. this Disobeying legislative authority They will be avoided in the control session.
Pilar Alegría It was discovered less than a month ago In a Madrid restaurant with Paco Salazarformer chancellor (and now former PSOE party activist) at the time Theoretically investigating sexual harassment.
When asked about that meeting with the person who is theoretically being investigated, the minister’s spokesman said He defended himself by saying that the matter was “of a personal nature.”. After the scandal of the disappearance of complaints broke out, and reading the testimonies of those affected, Alegria confirmed that Salazar’s behavior seemed to her “vomiting.”
Billions lost
to Margaret RoblesMinister of Defense, that is Reason for the agenda He must be absent from the House of Representatives, but he will not attend the monitoring session either.
Parliamentary sources seen by this newspaper indicate that “ He does not like to be subject to parliamentary oversight He usually avoids it whenever he can.” The official reason he will claim for his absence is unknown.
finally, Carlos’s body He will not have to explain his recent announcement that the government will give away nearly $70 billion in Next Generation Funds to the EU.
The Ministry of Economy claims this “Spain can finance itself at a cheaper price in the markets” From managing these European credits. The decision means abandoning the resources allocated to digital transformation and infrastructure… but It frees the executive authority to carry out dozens of reforms.
“No,” said Armengol.
The official reason why this is the last plenary session of the year is that it was called Regional elections in Extremadura on December 21. There is a parliamentary tradition not to hold plenary sessions during election campaigns to avoid confrontations through the media.
However, this custom is not mandatory.
anyway, Esther Muñozthe spokesman for the People’s Party in Congress, was proposed two weeks ago in the Spokesperson’s Council Enable plenary sessions in January To restore the parliamentary work lost in these weeks.
But the sources present at that meeting indicate that “the head of the chamber, Francina Armengol refused Therefore, the rest of the groups remained silent, Accept rejection“.
The coordinated absence of seven ministers represents a conscious strategy, according to the opposition, to avoid scrutiny of their positions “Wave of corruption”for you ‘Disastrous management’ actually “sex scandals”.
In fact, even now this term exists More than 150 absences Ministers were to be appointed to take control on Wednesday. Until the second week of February, the government will remain in place Out of reach From the House of Representatives.