The scandal broke out as a result of the handling of complaints against Francisco SalazarThe PSOE, accused by two La Moncloa workers of sexual behaviour, had full influence on the PSOE’s plan to try to plug the bleeding of women’s votes. The interest in this matter has gained such a great dimension that the person responsible for equality, Pilar BernabeIt urgently summoned those responsible for this matter in the federations and official spokespersons in the regional parliaments on Wednesday night to try to address the crisis, although it did not succeed in alleviating the “anger” of a sector of the party.
In Ferraz, they have been trying for months to mitigate the impact of talks about the former minister’s employment of prostitutes Jose Luis Abalos And his trusted man Koldo GarciaWhich came to light as a result of the investigation into the alleged involvement of both the collection of illegal commissions and the failure of anti-exploitation bracelets. Added to this is the enormous erosion that has already accumulated due to the release of rapists in accordance with the law The law is only yes is yes Which was attempted to be mitigated with declarations such as an attempt to protect the right to abortion through the Constitution.
Complaints against Salazar – published eldiario.es– Now destroy all educational and proactive efforts by socialists to reverse this situation. The testimonies of these workers in Moncloa, which were transmitted anonymously through the party’s internal channel, indicate that she “came out of the bathroom in her office half dressed and did not close her zipper until she was close to your face”; that “one day he organized the tongue in the middle of the desk in great detail without any connection” while he “secretly went over the other lines”; And that “he’ll come in the morning and tell you how great those pants are or ask you to show him your boobs.”
The female vote was decisive in the outcome of the head of government in 2023, allowing him to remain at the helm of La Moncloa with a minimum weight of 64%. The message about the setbacks that a PP-VOX coalition would mean for women was a large part of his strategy and had an impact on the audience to which it was directed. The differences led to a reduction in the electoral standing of the majority partner in the coalition by two and a half points, according to the latest opinion polls.
Internal investigation
As mentioned above eldiario.es On Monday, the complaints were filed five months ago It was erased The internal channel of the Socialist Workers’ Party between the end of October and the beginning of November without anyone contacting its authors. The information also stated that after this outlet called to ask about this matter, the Seville politician had resigned from his position as a militant on Thursday of last week, and therefore the federal administration considered it useless to continue the investigation.
On the same day, they stated at Ferraz’s headquarters that “loss of membership status in no way means the end of the procedure” to investigate these events internally and that the Anti-Harassment Committee would draft a report on the matter that would be sent to the organization’s secretariat and the parties. “This party does not downplay the seriousness of harassment and will never protect those who practice it. At the same time, it respects the presumption of innocence and established protocols,” the spokesman said. Montse Minguez.
Regarding the deletion of complaints, the explanation given by the Socialist leadership is that there was a “temporary interruption of access to the communication channel by anonymous complainants.” It wasn’t a “mistake”But it is “an automated measure of the system itself to protect personal data,” and it will be restored “as soon as possible.”