The PSOE describes Feijóo’s “determination” to appear for the investiture as a “waste of time” and “ridiculous”

2023-08-20 13:37:29

The acting Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, has described as a “waste of time” that Alberto Núñez Feijóo “is determined” to go to the investiture and has compared it to the failed vote of no confidence by Vox with Ramón Tamames as a candidate, who was already born without sufficient support. “It is still a somewhat ridiculous stubbornness because we all know that it would be a waste of time. The right-wing and far-right deputies who could support him are already known, they are what they are”, criticized the head of the Presidency in the act in which the remains of a dozen of those retaliated by Francoism were delivered to their families.

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Bolaños has insisted on the state of the negotiations with ERC and Junts for the investiture of Pedro Sánchez that his position “is known” and consists of “dialogue and coexistence within the Constitution.” In his opinion, it has been shown that the current Congress “is the one that the Spaniards have decided” and the formation of the Table “reflects that real Spain, a sensitive Spain with all the territories and languages.” “From there we will work to continue with the dialogue and coexistence”, he insisted.

Junts maintains the conditions for an eventual investiture that it set before 23-J. In an interview with the ACN agency this Saturday, Míriam Nogueras has maintained that it is the PSOE who “needs the votes” and who “has to move.” He must do it, according to the deputy, to hold a referendum. But the JxCat spokesperson in Congress, like ERC, also puts on the table an amnesty law that covers “all the ‘lawfare'”, including the conviction of Laura Borràs for splitting contracts to benefit a friend since the presidency of the Institution of Catalan Letters.

The general secretary of the PP, Cuca Gamarra, has insisted this Sunday that the president of the PP is entitled to stand for the investiture “if King Felipe VI entrusts it to him.” The PP leader has criticized the absences of ERC, Bildu, Junts and the BNG in the investiture consultations at the Palacio de la Zarzuela that begin this Monday. “That the political forces that do not attend, Pedro Sánchez wants them to be those that support him, shows the scant respect they have, moreover, for our institutions and our democratic framework,” she declared.

Ask Feijóo to clarify his salaries

Minister Bolaños has asked Feijóo to clarify why he hid almost half of his bonus as leader of the PP. “There is little talk about him earning three salaries for the same activity, the same one who was opposed to raising the minimum wage. In the days before the elections, Mr. Feijóo deceived us, lied to us and did not tell us how many bonuses he had for the same activity. I hope that he clarifies it for us because we are impatient to know how many salaries and bonuses he receives and if he is going to continue deceiving us as he did before the campaign ”.

The president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, entered 71,110 euros from April to December of last year as leader of his party, according to the registry of assets presented by himself before Parliament and to which elDiario.es has had access. It is almost double what the PP itself recognized last June. Then, in the midst of the general election campaign on July 23, after months without publishing his statement, the PP leaked that Feijóo received 39,260 euros from the PP. It was correct data, but incomplete because Feijóo entered another 31,850 euros from the parliamentary group of his party. In addition, the leader of the PP received the public salary as a senator, which amounts to 70,121 euros per year, according to the website of the Upper House. elDiario.es has contacted Feijóo’s team, who has declined to comment.