Government President Pedro Sánchez declared on Wednesday that he was “not interested” in the current parliamentary arithmetic, but that “we cannot hold elections every day until we have elections that suit each person”, while ignoring the proposals put forward in response to the question of confidence launched by the Canary Coalition.
He made this statement in a response to groups during a debate in parliament. Specifically, in response to PNV spokesperson Maribel Baquero, she stressed that we must accept and operate with the “reality” of the Chamber because it is what it is and we cannot run polls every day to try to change it. “That’s the most democratic thing and that’s what this government is doing,” he said.
“The government is in the minority in parliament, so what we need is to work together with other parliamentary forces to carry out this whole agenda,” Sanchez told nationalist MPs, asserting that he was taking on the leadership of the Progressive Coalition with “conviction” and would “defend his ideas without insulting anyone.” “I don’t mean to insult the honorable members of PP and Vox. You can say what you think about them, but I don’t mean to insult them,” he said.
Canary Islands Decree is pending
Similarly, Mr. Sánchez ignored a proposal by Canary Islands MP Cristina Balido to call a confidence question. In his reply, he limited himself to recalling that the PSOE had reached an agreement with the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, which was to be reflected in the Royal Decree Law in the Canary Islands. “We will abide by the agreements we have reached, but you will have to evaluate them on other matters,” he told him.
And in response to Alberto Catalan, a member of the Popular Union of Navarre who called on Sanchez to resign, Sanchez defended the government and Navarre’s leadership, led by socialist María Chivite. “I know you don’t like this government at all, but what are we going to do? But I think it suits the Navarre court community,” Sanchez said.
The president, responding to EH Bildou spokesperson Merce Aizpurua, insisted that the Spanish government was “raising its voice in Europe” in defense of “Palestinian rights, climate action and multilateralism”. “That’s what Spain is doing,” he stressed, pointing to “achievements” such as housing laws, the minimum wage for professionals and the decarbonization of the economy.
Navancia Benefit Galicia
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sánchez responded to BNG Deputy Prime Minister Nestor Rego’s criticism of increased spending on security and defense, stressing that the government has not cut back on social programs despite fulfilling its commitments on this issue. He further emphasized that Galicia is one of the regions that benefits most economically and in terms of employment, thanks to the amount of work that Navancia has in Ferrol.
In response to Agueda Mico of Compromis, who asked Sanchez during Dana whether he regretted not taking control of the emergency, the president said that the important thing now is to “break the negative majority” in the Valencian community, and that this can only be done through elections.
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