The Minister of Digital Transformation and Public Service, Oscar Lopez sent to the leader of the PSOE in Madrid, Juan Lobatoso that it is he who explains the alleged “lynching” to which he says he is subject by the party.
“Mr. Lobato will have to explain himself“, he responded in statements to the press upon his arrival at the closing of the event on the occasion of the 2024 Consulting Day, organized by the Spanish Association of Consulting Companies, when asked about the remarks of the Madrid socialist leader.
Lobato censored “lynching” by the leaders of his party to which he is subject and refused to resign despite Socialist voices accused him of breaking trust within the PSOEfor the recording at a notary of a private conversation with the chief of staff of Óscar López, Pilar Sánchez Acerawhen the current minister was director of the cabinet of the government presidency.
According to the newspaper ABC, Sánchez Acera sent Lobato confidential information from Alberto González Amadorpartner of Ayuso, in which he admitted his tax crimes, so that the leader of the PSOE-M could use it in the Assembly of Madrid.
“Here, the one who must give explanations is Ms. Ayuso and the PP, it is not the PSOE who must explain anything.“López defended himself in reference to the controversy, emphasizing that “it seems” that it was Ayuso’s boyfriend “who committed a crime recognized by him” and that it was Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, head of office of the Madrid president, “who leaked a lie to the media”.
From there, López added, they are “the typical messes, the typical games of Mr. Rodríguez and Mrs. Ayuso“. At the end of the event, he developed this same line, defending that this is how “the fascist sphere works” and he made it clear that he was not going to “play into the hands” of Rodríguez. “And will the PSOE give explanations? No, let them explain,” he concluded.
Fire at PSOE-M on the eve of the Federal Congress
Lobato’s criticism comes three days before the start of the 41st PSOE Federal Congresswhich begins in Seville next Friday, the same day he was summoned by the magistrate of the Supreme Court Ángel Hurtado for testify as a witness in the trial against the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, for the leak of the tax data of Ayuso’s partner.
Two heavyweights, the PSOE-M spokesperson at Town Hall and former minister, Reyes Marotoand the Government delegate, Francisco Martinhave already publicly demanded that Lobato convene the regional executive committee as soon as possible give explanations that allow us to understand what happened.
Sectors of the PSOE-M also agree to compare the figure of Lobato with another former secretary general of the Madrid federation, Tomas Gomezwho also He ended up being removed from management in a dramatic way.
