Lara Hernández, co-coordinator of Movimiento Smar, announced that the party will hold a political conference at the end of November aimed at reuniting with young people “against the authoritarian right.”
In a press conference on Monday, Hernández asserted that young people will be one of the key pillars of the next Games, marking the beginning of what he calls “a progressive offensive of hope in the face of cynicism and confidence in the face of fear.”
“Institutionally, we will use all power spaces to accelerate public policy, open future debates and evaluate everything that is being achieved within the coalition government. And in the area of civil rights, what we want to do is reconnect with civil society, with our neighbourhoods, and with movements that push us up from below.”
The conference’s main goals for action include housing, the climate emergency, the democratization of technology and reducing inequality, as well as “the fight for life and the protection of democratic rights and pre-distribution measures.”
“We want to put a progressive country on the offensive against an authoritarian right that wants to take us back to a past of terror, a past of inequality, and an ‘every man for himself’ past. We not only want to be prepared to win the next election, but winning this country for the next 10 years is a big battle of authoritarianism versus democracy,” he argued.
Supports closure of nuclear development zones
Lara Hernández, on the other hand, wanted to establish Smar’s position in view of the vote to take place in Congress this week, namely the approval of the Sustainable Mobility Law, which includes the amendments submitted by the PP to the Senate to postpone the closure of nuclear power plants.
“We oppose the extension of the nuclear calendar because we understand that it is contrary to what was signed in the government agreement with the PSOE and that it will hinder the introduction of renewable energy and thereby increase dependence on external sources,” he justified.
In response to Mr. Podemos’ request for the PSOE and Smar to halt the processing of the amendment in Congress, Mr. Hernández clarified that the Congressional Council cannot block or veto the amendment, especially if it comes from a sovereign chamber such as the Senate.
However, he made it clear that if there were provisions to consider a veto, he would wait for the legal resources of Congress to emerge in this regard.
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