Sumar MP and Leader of the Communes Gerard Pisarello will attend the inauguration of Mexico’s president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, and justified the exclusion of King Felipe VI from the ceremony after acting with “arrogance” and “enormous diplomatic clumsiness.”
The parliamentarian confirmed that he would attend the event and, in a video on social networks, he stressed that he would pay his “respect to this worthy people” that is Mexico. He will not be the only deputy present, given that Jon Iñarritu will do it too (Bildu), as confirmed by sources from the training.
Furthermore, municipal sources point out that the former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau is now in Mexico and what is predictable is that, together with Pisarello, he will also attend the inauguration of the new Mexican president.
This information comes after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to attend, as the monarch was not invited to the Spanish delegation, as is tradition. In this regard, the department of José Manuel Albares established that No member of the Executive will attend the inauguration.
Diaz will not be present
In accordance with this directive, the second vice president, Yolanda Díaz, will not travel to Mexico to attend the event, even though she had been invited and had expressed her desire to go. This Wednesday, Sumar’s spokesman, Íñigo Errejón, stressed that They met the criteria of Foreign Affairs and called to reflect on whether Felipe VI is an appropriate figure to represent Spain abroad.
Meanwhile, several MPs have openly questioned the position from the department of Albares, such as Enrique Santiago and Tesh Sidi. For their part, several members of the group described as a mistake and clumsiness the fact that members of the Government are not attending the inauguration of a new progressive Executive.
Pisarello justifies non-invitation: “It’s logical”
Regarding this controversy, Pisarello pointed out that the outgoing president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, asked by letter to Felipe VI to recognize the “grievances” committed during the Spanish conquest and that the Royal House, instead of acting with respect, He chose “arrogance” and did not respond to this letter.
This is precisely the argument that Sheinbaum used to justify his decision to invite the president of the governmentPedro Sanchez, not the monarch.
“I could have apologized, like Pope Francis, like many European monarchs who have also apologized (…), but He chose arrogance and disdain“And today he is paying the price for this enormous diplomatic blunder,” Pisarello stressed.
According to him, with this attitude, it is “logical that a king who does not respect is not respected.” “that a king he disdained should be snubbed”In this sense, he stressed that in Congress, “many” believe that Mexico “is a people not of subjects, but of free women and men.”
