The departure of the government of Third Vice President, Teresa Riberaonce proposed as European Commissioner, left the portfolio of Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. One of those considered to hold this position is Juan Espadas, general secretary of the PSOE of Andalusia (PSOE-A)who did not rule out this option on Thursday: “It is a decision of the president”, Pedro Sanchez.
Pikes He indicated that “there is no open or closed door” regarding this possibility, and assured that Sánchez had not told him anything about it. “I talked about many things” with Sánchez “this summer, and we have already had several coordination meetings,” but he emphasizes that “the president decides these things when he examines them, and it’s not time yet“, because Teresa Ribera “has just been proposed” to be part of the government of European Commissionand in the meantime “there remains vice-president” of the spanish frame “until the whole process is completed.”
In any case, Pikes defended that the proposal of Bank as Vice-President and European Commissioner is “a good news for spaindemonstrates our leadership in Europe“, and the socialist minister is “a very suitable candidate for this position of Vice-President of the Commission“, and for “all the challenges that we currently have in the files that she will manage”.
To the comment that “this leaves the door open” to the possibility of being minister with these statements that “it is not yet time” to relieve Bank, Juan Espadas replied that “there is no open or closed door,” and that “it This is a decision of the President of the Government.“, and he is “focused on what awaits us, which is not little, which is work in Andalusia“I’ve always said that, and that’s where I want to stay focused and concentrated,” he stressed.
PSOE of Andalusia
Similarly, the Secretary General of PSOE-A argued that critical positions regarding his leadership within the Andalusian Socialist Federation They are “only a few compared to an immense majority who defend and support” their project.
“If it wasn’t like that, I would have left already, I can guarantee it,” he said. Juan Espadaswho then stressed that the Regional Congress that the PSOE-A which will be held after the federal one at the end of November will be an “opportunity” to “confront ideas”, and “if there is another colleague who presents a project different from the one I represent and want to defend, we will be able to see it, as has already happened in these primaries” in which Espadas participated in 2021 to become the socialist candidate for the presidency of the Council, in which he obtained the “majority confidence” of the party’s militancy. PSOE-Aas assessed.
Juan Espadas added that in the PSOE “There is democracy, there is debate, there are critical positions, but the absolute majority position is that our political project – the one he leads – is worth it”, that “he must continue his task and go all the way to propose an alternative government to the Andalusians.
“This is what I am passionate about and I am convinced that in the end it will end well for us,” commented Juan Espadas before adding that opposition work, such as that which he is carrying out in Andalusia against the government of PP-A“She is always tough, she has few friends,” also stressing that he tries to exercise the opposition “in a loyal and constructive manner, being able” to maintain a “belligerent and critical” position towards the Executive. Juanma Morenobut at the same time “say what” their “proposals” are and “demonstrate solidity” to “gain the trust of citizens”.
“That’s what I’m working on,” he said. Juan Espadaswho stressed that his “will” is to repeat himself as the candidate of the PSOE-A in the Council, even though he stressed that this is “decided by the socialist activists”, towards whom he must be “respectful”, because they have “the last word”.
In this sense, he stressed that Pedro Sanchezas Secretary General of the PSOE“has his opinion”, but “those who vote are the Andalusian militants”, who are the ones who decide, with their vote, the direction and candidacies of the party, he stressed.
Thus, Espadas indicated that if his project is “exciting”, he hopes to gain “the trust of all”, and stressed that he “gives everything”, being “convinced” that he will achieve his goal, and that “a much better project than the one they represent” PP-A and its president, Juanma Moreno, “for Andalusia,” he said.
federal congress
On the other hand, Pikes justified that the PSOE go party at Seville your next Federal Congress -between November 29 and December 1- emphasizing that the Sevillians “are good hosts”, while stressing that the PSOE of Andalusia It concentrates “nearly 25% of the census of socialist militancy in Spain”, so that the Andalusian federation is “the largest” of the PSOE in the whole country.
In addition, Pikes considered that the choice of Seville because the seat of the PSOE Congress is “a gesture of the Secretary General and President of the Government”, Pedro Sanchezwith the Andalusian federation, and is also linked to the fact that, “if there are no incidents, the next regional elections” that will take place in Spain, in 2026, will take place in Andalusia and in Castile and Leonabounded.
Juan Espadas He added that for the Andalusian socialists, “it is not just a gesture” that the Federal Congress is being held in Seville, but it is “good news, because there will be an interesting debate and an ambitious presentation, linked to the society of this time that has to face important challenges”, and he concluded by stressing that he is “happy to receive all the socialist ‘comrades’ from all over Spain” at the said conclave at the end of November.
