Pedro Sánchez let himself be carried away this Saturday by the favorable atmosphere of the congress of European socialists and proclaimed the imminence of his investiture to his fellow ranks: “Probably next week we will have a new progressive Government in Spain“, he said in Malaga during his first intervention with all the parliamentary support already agreed upon.
At the closing of the congress of the European Socialist Party (PES) and with a speech given in Spanish and English, Sánchez assured that “Spain will have four more years of progressive Government, with four more years of social policies and coexistence.” “That is exactly what the majority of the Spanish people voted for on July 23, this victory is not just a triumph of Spanish socialism, also from all our colleagues in Europe”, he added. What he didn’t do the acting chief executive is to defend before them the amnesty of the ‘procés’ nor the supposed “reunion” that this will mean for Catalonia. He only pointed out that his objective is to “consolidate territorial diversity.”
Sánchez stressed that “The PP can only reach agreements with Vox and the PSOE with all the forces except Vox.” “So much so that next week The next Government is possibly ahead with 179 votes in favor“, he indicated when referring to the support of political forces that “in all cases are legitimate.” Sánchez transferred his slogans to the European level and did not lose sight of the elections to the European Parliament next year: “In July, we were able stop the reactionary wave in Spain and, in June 2024, we will also be able to stop this wave with a victory for socialism in the European elections.”
“Sanity and moderation”
Sánchez did not ignore the demonstrations against his pact with the Catalan independentists that are taking place before the socialist headquarters and they have also accompanied him during the fulfillment of his agenda in Malaga. In that context he asked for “sanity and moderation.” This Sunday, the PP has called for protests in the 52 Spanish provincial capitals, demonstrations in which Vox has encouraged participation.
The socialist leader related that when, after the 23Jother leaders of European socialism congratulated him for The result came to mind the image of the Swede Olof Palme collecting funds to fight against the Spanish dictatorship. “If Spain crossed the door of freedom It was also thanks to support from other leaders of European socialismeither”he claimed.
This comment served as a perch for him to position himself before the current acts of protests in which “symbols and proclamations of a dark past are displayedwhich we thought was over, but now it sounds because of a disoriented right“. In his opinion, The PP is incapable of not succumbing to the far right and hence he could bring “sanity” to the party of Genoa street so that “Stop giving yourself the bear hug with the far right and abandon a path that only leads to the abyss.”
The socialist leader linked the governments that share the PP and Vox still “setback of rights“. “Even culture succumbs to the delusions of the dark time to which they belong, how can it not be worth it?”to a new progressive Government“he stressed.
Sánchez returned to Spain’s general elections to remember that in his anteroom “The PP and Vox divided the ministries” and “They underestimated the PSOE again“.
“As sure they were of victory as they are now frustrated of their defeat, On July 23, progress triumphed over setbackthey triumphed democracy and coexistence in the face of those who even made conspiracy theories about the electoral process, in the purest style trump.
Spain was the containment dam in which the ship crashed reactionary wave. And now we have to repeat it in the next european elections“, desire Sanchez.
The Spanish president advocated “a feminist and ecological Europe that protects workers in the face of enormous remains such as artificial intelligencea Europe that is a beacon of progress in the world, a Europe that is a lighthouse and not a trench of his own decay.”
Support for the Portuguese Antonio Costa
Sánchez began his intervention by sending him a “big hug” from “the entire European socialist family” to the recently resigned Portuguese leader, Antonio Costa. “The Portuguese socialists know that they have the support of all of us to win the next general elections in Portugal“Sanchez added.
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In his nods to international news, Sánchez kept in mind the existing war conflicts and stopped with special emphasis on the one facing Israel and Palestine:
“The definitive solution will come from the hand of recognition of the Palestinian state and of the coexistence of the two states in peace and security“, he stated during a speech that brought together more than a thousand people in the plenary session. Almost 2,000 attendees, according to the data that the organization was considering.