Silence falls over Moncloa as José Luis Abalos and Koldo García assume that the next few years will face them in prison. Openly socialists They are trying to show normalcyBut that photo on Thursday was nothing more than a mirage. The mechanism to contain the damage caused by an uncomfortable image – that of a former minister crossing the prison threshold – is already underway, and although it is still early days, the first readings are beginning to emerge in the Socialist Workers Party. Regarding the impact of that image, various sources indicate that the political coup will actually be “quenched” after Santos Cerdán was imprisoned last June – and then released in mid-November. As for what Abalos may begin to reveal, the party does not expect dramatic shifts: in addition to what has already been published, they believe that “A little more” you might add.
However, José Luis Albalos has already made clear his intention to put the government in trouble, by trying to reveal the truth about an alleged meeting between Pedro Sánchez and Arnaldo Otegui in 2018, which the aforementioned has already denied; As well as accusing the second vice president and leader of SUMAR, Yolanda Diaz, of involvement He irregularly housed people other than his family in formal housing Where he resides during the months of quarantine due to the epidemic.
In case it wasn’t obvious, Abalos took another step this Thursday before entering prison. In an interview granted to the worldOnce again, he delivered another barb at the president by suggesting that his wife, Begonia Gomez, could be “reached” through the Air Europa investigation. “It’ll be a watermelon opening.”He pointed out. He also shot Ángel Victor Torres, ensuring that he was charged with “much less” than what was said about the Minister of Regional Policy in the UCO report. Finally, he explained the reason for his recent attacks on the government: Abalos says so Moncloa goes “all in” against him In order to cover the scope of the relations between Air Europa and Begonia Gomez.
Sources from the Socialist Executive were quick to deny this information, and as for what might come out of Abalos’ mouth, they believe that at this stage There is little left to discover. Naturally, they do not hide the discomfort resulting from their new position, and the continued focus on veteran “hype” – as they point out – with statements that they consider outright false. Various voices from the Socialist Workers Party confirm that the party He did not maintain contact with the former minister in recent daysEven less so after his recent statements. “No one is calling for Abalos to leave Twitter,” the Socialist Parliamentary Group says with some sarcasm.
Until now, the most widespread interpretation of the former minister’s role is that he joined Victor de Aldama’s “muddy” strategy, with the aim of reducing the length of his sentence. However, confusion is spreading again in the Socialist Rally after Abalos said the government was interested in “doing its best” against him, thus changing its position with his party and opening the door to further statements that could damage the executive.
Aside from the information that may be revealed, the image of the former minister – formerly the president’s right-hand man – crossing the doors of Soto del Real in a corruption case also has a great impact. In Moncloa, they downplayed the drama of the matter and emphasized that this effect had already been “extinguished” since Santos Cerdán, then party organization secretary, entered temporarily last June. “It won’t do any more damage than it has already done.”they repeat in the socialist leadership. However, the leader of the People’s Party called for a demonstration in Madrid on Sunday to attack the president, so it will be necessary to see whether the PSOE’s analysis responds to a real diagnosis, or rather, to a wish.