The leader of Sumar, Yolanda Diazhas been hopeful this Wednesday that in Spain there will be new progressive government after the dialogue he had last Monday in Brussels with the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Carlos Puigdemont. “After the conversation with Mr. puigdemont I am convinced that there is going to be a progressive government in Spain and that, furthermore, we have to see Catalonia not as a problem but as a real opportunity”, she has reported in Italy.
During a dialogue with the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, and the deputy in the Italian Parliament Andrea Orlando, on the occasion of their attendance at the Unity Party organized by progressive formations, Díaz has claimed that Spain is a “diverse” country ” with a “wealth” of cultures, languages and ways of doing politics. Consequently, he has celebrated that in Congress they have the possibility of being able to intervene in different co-official languages as a result of the bill to reform the regulations of the chamber that have been registered by PSOE, Sumar, ERC, Bildu, PNV and BNG.
The example of the agreement for the Congress table It is a sign for Sumar that this left-wing government is possible, which some already call plurinational. The projected majority made up of the Catalan and Basque forces, the PSOE and Sumar should be enough for the investiture of Pedro Sánchez. The assignment of parliamentarians for the creation of parliamentary groups for “courtesy” it also draws those future alliances and people of consensus for that “plurinational” Executive open to multiple political sensitivities and flexible on issues that have been taboo in recent years.
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Díaz has spoken with various Catalan leaders and believes that “absolutely” there will be a progressive executive that allows progress at an economic level, in terms of work, in feminism and in the fight against climate change. On the other hand, he has claimed that a “social” Europe is needed that has workers “inside” and does not generate more disaffection towards politics, which is a “breeding ground for populism.”
The leader of Sumar has recognized that a policy based on “past mistakes” cannot be applied, that is, on “cuts” and has charged against the policy of the European Central Bank by an “uncontrolled” rise in interest rates, which generates “enormous impoverishment and discomfort” in the social classes.
Díaz has conveyed a message of “hope” to the progressive forces since Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the right-wing and the extreme right “are not unbeatable” and they can be defeated. Thus, he has reported that an example is the electoral campaign of the generals, which was very difficult with its bases “emotionally defeated” after the 28M elections, but in the end they gave a “democratic lesson” and went out to “win”, leaving a progressive and multinational majority after 23J. In his opinion, the “central battle” on the continent is to combat inequality and for this it is essential improve the minimum wage. “More than ever we need people to improve their salaries because the impact of inflation impoverishes us all,” she stressed.
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He has also called to focus on the “indecent” that many people have on the boards of directors of large companies in Europe, with remuneration that can reach 42,000 euros a day in some cases, and it is “those people who Defends Georgia Meloni”.
“That is why the battle in Italy for the representation of the class unions is strategic (…) You cannot govern a country without the social agents,” he recounted.