Pedro Sánchez made it clear this Tuesday that, despite the political, judicial and media storm in which he and his government find themselves, the president could not be further from a defeatist attitude. On the contrary, Sánchez dusted off his most combative rhetoric and accused the right of having made “hoaxes and lies its only political program.”
A fraudulent program that Sánchez declared to have already defeated in 2023. “And we will beat it again in 2027”, promised in their speech the union delegates gathered at the UGT confederal congress which is being held these days in Barcelona.
The same day that the Supreme Court extended the investigation to the PSOE and the government itself for the alleged leak of emails between the prosecution and Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s partner, Sánchez charged the “attacks in the political and personal sphere “. that he himself suffers but also, he said, the general secretary of the UGT, Pepe Álvarez.
“The personal attacks we are suffering are aimed at making us give up and make us believe that this battle has no alternative to resignation,” said Sánchez, who then thanked all the people who told him “hold on.” you, Pedro.” This is why he assured that, even if he received attacks, he would maintain the head of his policy during the three years of his mandate that remain to him. “Three years and those to come,” he added, showing that throwing in the towel is the last thing on his mind.
In a wink to his audience, Sánchez assured that he was as proud to be a member of the UGT as to preside over a progressive executive which demonstrates that “it is possible to stop the reactionary wave with governments of coalition and coalition”. a parliamentary minority.
In front of an audience of UGT members who received Alberto Núñez Feijóo remotely this Monday, Sánchez delivered a speech of a clearly social nature, in which he opposed the economic and labor policies of his government to those of the right.
“Throughout our history we have suffered many crises,” he said, citing as examples the economic crisis of 2008, the COVID pandemic or the Dana de València. “There are many crises,” he continued, “but there are only two ways to respond to them: from the left or from the right. »
With this foot, Sánchez recognized the social perspective of his government in the face of unexpected challenges, and he also assured that it was a formula supported by data. “It took more than 10 years after the financial crisis to return to 2008 GDP levels. However, after the pandemic, thanks to a gradual response, GDP and employment were restored in just two years,” he said. he illustrated.
“Negationists by omission” in Valencia
Sánchez devoted a good part of his speech to comparing his government’s responses to the crises with those of the PP. In this area, one of the subjects on which he has focused is the Valencia disaster, which allowed him to file a complaint against the Consell of Carlos Mazón, whom he described without quoting him as a “climate change denier “.
“The big lesson from Valencia is that there is a greater danger than the climate emergency and that it is the denialist governments that, by action or omission, deny the climate emergency,” said Sánchez, who also insisted on the fact that the government would support the climate emergency. neighbors. of the neighborhood all the way.
“I want to convey to the citizens of Valèmcia that when the spotlights and cameras go out, which is normal, the State Government will continue with them the reconstruction of the cities and the revival of their economy,” he said. promised.
