2023-11-22 12:03:34
Victor Francos has all the ballots to continue being Secretary of State for Sports and president of the Higher Sports Council in this new legislature. At least, in the medium term. Both in the PSOE and in the world of sports they practically take for granted the continuity of the Catalan politiciandespite the fact that his department is no longer in the hands of his political ‘godfather’, the now former minister Miquel Iceta, to become depend on the Ministry of Educationdirected then and now by Pilar Alegría.
Alegría plans to keep the bulk of the current organizational chart in Sports unchanged, information that has already been transferred to several of the most important offices in Spanish sports in recent days. Sources close to the minister are betting on continuity in the current organizational chart that inherits from culture Ministry. At least for the moment. Alegría, who adds not only Sports to her responsibilities in Education, but also the Government spokesperson, wants to settle first in her new responsibilities and see first-hand all the folders that are open to “study and work”according to the same sources.
Open folders in the CSD
Alegría’s will connects with the large number of matters of great importance that the CSD on the table and that they advise the continuity of the current team for at least several months. As the highest priority folder, due to a matter of calendar, Francos and his team must finish outlining the Ministerial Order that will regulate the electoral processes in the sports federations, with special attention to the football federation, which will hold early elections in the first quarter of 2024. after the scandal Rubiales case.
Also in football matters, Spain must finish shaping the project it shares with Morocco and Portugal to host the Men’s World Cup 2030. This is one of the main arguments for Pedro Sanchez has decided to separate Sports from Culture, which is one of the five portfolios that Sumar has decided to and which occupies Ernest Urtasun. Especially the presence of Morocco in the equation, which Francos has already been dealing with in recent months. In this sense, your experience and good work are valued.
The development of the Sports Law
Last but not least, the CSD must complete the regulatory development of the Sports Law approved in December 2022. In favor of Franco’s continuity, it also plays that he was, then as secretary general of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the main designer of the final agreement after the rebellion of the LaLiga teams, an institution that vehemently disagreed. for several specific points and that he has always seen Francos as a man close to the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez.
As the minister’s team remembers, when Alegría replaced Isabel Celáa in charge of Education “it took almost a year to make changes”. Whoever was number two in the ministry also continued to be number two in Alegría until the regulatory development of Lomloe, the current law of the educational system, was closed. To take his place, he promoted the general director of Educational Planning and Management of the ministry, José Manuel Bar.
The fact that they did not make changes until almost a year after landing in the department reflects their work logic, without interrupting pending lines of work. Only once the folders have been closed and new objectives have been set. Those who have worked closely with Alegría agree that this is usually their method. The President of the Government himself, Pedro Sánchez, has prioritized a continuity logic in the election of the new Executive by maintaining his hard core and reinforcing the most loyal and political profiles.
The balance of the Government
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Added to all these factors is the territorial balance within the PSOE. The Catalan quota of the Government has gone from two ministers to only one (Jordi Hereu, in Industry and Tourism). The continuity of the also Catalan Francos cushions this loss of power of the CSD, especially taking into account that it will be a Secretary of State with a lot of projection in the coming months, with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon.
During the transfer of portfolios, Alegría barely gave any clues in his speech about the roadmap for his new powers in Sports. Of course, he announced that he will continue working on the same “challenges” that his predecessor had undertaken, Miquel Icetaregarding the support of athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as with regard to the promotion of grassroots sports and a special mention to the women’s soccer team.
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