This Wednesday, at 8 p.m., the registry of the Madrid Assembly closed without having registered the resignation as deputy of any member of the management team of Juan Lobato. Nor the former secretary general of the PSOE of Madrid.
As confirmed Madrid Total According to sources from the Regional Chamber, throughout the day of this Wednesday no deputy presented their resignation in the minutes of the Assembly of Madrid. Neither the socialists nor Lorette Arenillas, who announced her resignation more than a month ago after being affected by the Íñigo Errejón case.
This means that, even if Little Having abandoned his functions within the party organization (command of which was taken over by a leader), he will not cease to be a deputy. This fact also maintains him as senator by autonomous designation. A position offered to him by his own team after the last general elections.
It is true that Lobato should not resign as a deputy for having abandoned his position within the Executive of the PSOE of Madrid. His seat in the Madrid Assembly, obtained after the 28-M elections, belongs to him and not to the party. This guarantees, according to the Constitution itself, the independence of the deputy within the legislative power.
But don’t let him abandon his case like assistantleaves Lobato with a difficult task in the days to come. For practical reasons, he continues to be the spokesperson for the socialist group in the Madrid Assembly and, from this perspective, he must continue his parliamentary activity.
Although this week, the last of the month, is a non-working week (with regard to plenary activity), next week the spokespersons’ meeting will take place, like every Monday, and on Thursday the opposition will be the star of one of his most important days: the amendments to all budgets of the Community of Madrid presented by the groups. Among them, those of PSOE.
This means that if Lobato does not abandon his mandate as deputy, he will have to defend the amendments prepared by his parliamentary group. In the same way that on Monday you must report on the agreements reached on Council of Spokespersons.
The resignation of none of the deputies most loyal to the former secretary general was also not received, although, as was the case with Lobato, such a resignation should not be expected after the decision . “totally personal” that the socialist took.
A manager
After the hurricane that shook the PSOE of Madrid This week, Ferraz is already ready to appoint the fourth governing commission in the history of the Madrid federation on Thursday. He will be responsible for calling the primaries and choosing his successor.
This new director will chair it, as was the case during the resignation of José Manuel Franco in 2021, Congressional Representative, Isaura Leal. The same one who, until the resignation of Lobato and the dissolution of the Executive, was president of the PSOE-M.
According to Ferraz, the Federal Executive Commission will meet electronically this Thursday and approve the appointment of the director, who will lead the party until a new leadership is appointed.
Isaura Leal is thus presented as the visible face of the party in Madrid until the election of the new leadership. In addition to taking the reins of coach, everything seems to indicate that she will be the one who will lead the Madrid delegation in the 41st Federal Congress.
However, nothing is certain. The most critical of Lobato, who spent three days putting pressure on him to force his resignation, are now asking for “calm” and to wait for possible resignations within the Socialist parliamentary group. Both that of Lobato himself and that of his team. It will be then, they say, that we can talk about a new spokesperson who will be prepared for next week’s agenda.
