The condemnation of Attorney Generalthe imprisonment of the last two organizational secretaries of the PSOE, the flood of harassment allegations within the party, the crisis with the coalition partner, the great difficulties in legislation or two upcoming regional elections, Extremadura and Aragon, in which it starts with a clear disadvantage. However, the socialist wing of the government believes that this is not the most complex political moment it has ever had to deal with, but rather that it was “the pandemic”.
Executive sources indicate this Pedro Sanchez She is strong and not only does she not expect an electoral lead in 2026, she is not just looking ahead to 2027, but is already looking ahead to the new mandate that the polls have given her. In practical terms, what is most urgent is keeping the coalition together, and Sumar is calling for drastic changes after that Salazar case. In this sense, Sánchez will not take big steps or will not be forced to do so by urgency. The president assumes that “there is still a whole second part of the legislative period ahead of us.”
The way the PSOE wants to keep Sumar is to “strengthen the agenda,” but in terms of names and faces, the changes will be “timely” and “depending on the electoral calendar.” The most immediate thing is the departure of Pilar AlegriaMinister of Education and Sports who will run in Aragon. Her successor in the Speaker’s office “will be a woman.” The socialists accept a “reflection” on the state of things especially around the equator, but do not give up on it, not even on today’s unlikely initiatives such as budgets. Those around us claim that they are trying “despite everything”. Maria Jesus MonteroFinance Minister.
“We have a project that doesn’t end in 2027.” Sánchez insists that despite his doubts in the five days in which he proposed resignation, he has already made up his mind to move on and run for the next general election. “I have responsibility, I do not avoid and I understand the moment,” he commented this Monday in an informal meeting with journalists. And he emphasizes: “The legislative period will remain in place”.
One of Sánchez’s strengths is that he considers that none of the parliamentary allies want his government to be overthrown, but by joining the ERC they seem unwilling to allow the PSOE to falsely exclude the machismo in its ranks, the cases that have been exposed. The Equal Opportunities Minister, Ana Redondoand Sánchez defending that her party was “the first party” to create and implement complaint protocols. Other sources indicate that those who tarnish the name of the organization “are few and surrounded”, a similar discourse to that carried out on the alleged corruption, limiting it to Santos Cerdan, Jose Luis Abalos And Koldo Garcia.
“We have been there for eight years, we have been through everything, and the great paradox is that we are in shape,” says the president. “We are a government that has been tested by multiple crises and I find myself in it Desire to continueSánchez says he knows how to see the dust “with perspective” and calm, but he emphasizes that this is “without diminishing the seriousness” of many of the things he reads and knows.
With a view to the upcoming election processes, the head of government is downplaying the supposedly unfavorable results. “It is still strange that the advocates of stability are calling elections.” It refers to the PP and its agreements with Vox, all of which failed. He affirms that “the dynamics of the autonomous communities have nothing to do with it.” some general ones” and states that the left has no problem, that “the right has the problem with the extreme right”. In 2023, the PP-Vox pacts did not prevent Sánchez from gaining a majority again months later.
Looking at the “moment in Spain and the world,” Sánchez sees his government as “an interesting counterpoint,” citing immigration and attitudes toward Israel as examples. With the triumph, the right adds a new victory José Antonio Kast in Chile.
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