The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezannounced in an institutional statement that the replacement of Pilar Alegría as head of the Ministry of Education and government spokesperson will be Milagros Tolon Jaime and the current Minister of Inclusion and Social Security, Elma Saizrespectively. Both will take office for the first time this Tuesday, during the last Council of Ministers of the year.
The nomination is made public in the midst of a crisis with the minority partner of the coalition, Sumar, who demands profound changes within the government in the face of cases of harassment and corruption in the socialist environment, and which also comes after the socialist failure in the elections in Extremadura this Sunday. On this subject, the President of the Government did not say a word in his statement on Monday.
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Elma Saiz becomes government spokesperson
For his part, Sánchez announced that Pilar Alegría’s replacement in the government spokesperson’s office will be the current Minister of Inclusion and Social Security. Elma Saiz. “She is a great minister with whom Spain has almost 22 million Social Security contributors. Now I take on a new responsibility: to be the voice of the Executive in this second half of the legislature. The Government faces this stage with enthusiasm, with charged batteries and ready to fight to carry out any initiative with a desire for dialogue with humility”, expressed the president.
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Milagros Tolón, new Minister of Education
Sánchez announced that the new Minister of Education would be Milagros Tolon Jaimecurrent government delegate in Castile-La Mancha. “Throughout her professional career, she has acquired knowledge and experience at all levels of government in our country,” said Sánchez, who highlighted that she became the first mayor in the history of Toledo.
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The electoral cycle which began this Sunday with the regional elections in Extremadura could not have started worse for Moncloa. The PP won with authority the first round of the road map that he designed to show the weakness of the government, and which provides for the holding of elections in Aragon, Castile and León and Andalusia in the first months of 2026. The popular did this by slightly improving their results from two years ago. But its main success It was the collapse of a very affected PSOEeven if it is at the cost of paving the way for the growth of Vox, which has consolidated its dizzying rise in recent months. (Read the column by Daniel Ríos)
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Chronicle of a setback announced to the PSOE. The 18 seats obtained by the socialist candidate, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, certify the worst historical result of the PSOE in Extremadura. With less than 17% of the votes, the Socialists of Extremadura lost 10 seats and placed themselves far behind the PP of María Guardiola, which won 29 deputies and 46% of the votes. The only consolation for the PSOE is that Guardiola does not obtain an absolute majority and will continue to need Vox to form a government, even if this result means the loss of another socialist stronghold and sows discouragement before the 2026 regional election cycle. (Continue reading, by Marta Moreno)
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Sumar calls for more changes than Alegría
Beyond the imminence appointment of a new government spokesperson to replace Pilar AlegríaSumar insists on asking for profound changes within the Executive and in his criticisms of the “bunkering” of his socialist coalitions, which they receive by tempering spirits and appealing to patience, but with growing unease. After the cases of corruption which affected former leaders of the PSOE and those of sexual harassment also revealed in the ranks of this party, the minority partner of the coalition, headed by the second vice-president, Yolanda Díaz, raised its voice to demand a massive overhaul of government and metrics that show action is being taken against all this.
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The appearance, after the socialist debacle in Extremadura
The president of the government will make his first statements after the socialist debacle in Extremadura, a community in which he lost ten seats. (Expand this information)
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Sánchez appears at 8:30.
Pedro Sánchez convened this Monday morning an institutional declaration from the Moncloa Palace to announce the replacement of Pilar Alegría, spokesperson for the minister and also responsible for Education, Professional Training and Sports. Sánchez will explain the scope of this new renovation of his office and we will talk to you about it live.
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