The majority of parliamentary groups in the House have decided that Congress suspends the control session this Wednesday. The plenary session began with a minute of silence for the dozens of victims of the storm in Valencia and Albacete and the first vice-president, María Jesús Montero, asked the opposition to avoid “rabble” on a day like today ‘today. But soon question time became the dialectical battle of every week and the PP spokesperson then requested a suspension.
The Chamber will continue the debate from 11:00 a.m. to validate the decree for the renewal of Spanish Radio Television, in response to complaints from the PP to the Council of Spokespersons, who requested the total suspension of this Wednesday’s session.
“In order of order, I believe that a debate of this type is not appropriate today in this plenary session and the ideal would be for the Council to meet and for us all to decide together to suspend this session out of respect for the victims of DANA. which affects three autonomous communities. I think that would be reasonable. Take a break, bring the Board together and send a clear message today. Let us suspend the plenary session so that the government can get to work and collaborate with the rest of the administrations facing this crisis,” Tellado told President Armengol.
Then PSOE spokesperson Patxi López spoke and supported Tellado’s proposal. “We agree that we can reflect on the fact that this is not the time for a political confrontation in the tone in which we are experiencing it. Therefore, we can talk about suspending full control of this session,” he said.
During questions to the Government, the PP lowered the tone of its criticism of Cuca Gamarra towards María Jesús Montero, who had explicitly demanded that the opposition avoid any confrontation today as a sign of respect for the victims. But things were different in the questions asked of Yolanda Díaz.
The PP deputy, Esther Muñoz, raised her voice against the vice-president because of the Íñigo Errejón case. “I wish I didn’t have to ask him if he knew about the Errejón affair, if he covered it up and if he promoted it.” Yolanda Díaz also fully entered the war with the popular bench after this question. “The Spanish government does not protect corruption today, tomorrow or ever. We are not like you. It would be appropriate for you to act on a problem as serious as corruption.
The PP deputy then returned to the fray, leaving any initial attempt at restraint shown out of respect for the buried victims. “They caught him hiding,” Muñoz insisted. “He characterized the complaint as an alleged victim, the presumption always rests on the accused, not the victim. On a day like today, tell the truth. And Yolanda Díaz attacked with a story of corruption of the popular people.
“The corruption of the PP has cost the Spanish people more than 60 billion euros. “Their corruption has closed hospital beds, made our children’s schools insecure, reduced public services and caused enormous suffering.”
That’s when Miguel Tellado proposed the suspension. At that time, the groups had a long debate within the Council of Spokespersons since the PP wanted to cancel the entire session. As a first measure, Armengol decided to cancel the control of the Government, since it has the power, and the progressive majority of the Council of Spokespersons decided to hold the second debate, which addresses the renewal of RTVE.
At the same time, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will chair at noon the Crisis Committee to monitor the effects of DANA, which will meet at the Moncloa Complex. As announced by the Secretary of State for Communication in a public note, this meeting will take place in the presence of the first vice-president and minister of Finance; the second vice-president and minister of labor and social economy; the third vice-president and minister of ecological transformation and demographic challenge; the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts; the Minister of the Interior; the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, and the Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory.
