The ERC bases support the party and will not support Sánchez unless the Government of Spain bends to their conditions. According to the Republican Party census, a total of 9,516 members had the option to vote in the consultation until 8:00 p.m. this Monday. Finally, 94% voted "yes" to the question of whether they agree with "rejecting the investiture" of Sánchez "if there is not previously an agreement to address the Catalan political conflict." It's not April anymore, and no one gives away their votes . Nor ERC, which decided to delegate its position in the investiture to the militants as a way to shake off the pressure exerted by JxCat on the one hand and the PSOE on the other. In politics, navigating between two waters can be dangerous. The Esquerra leadership also knows this, which is why it used its bases to unload and justify its position in the investiture.
The question itself was a declaration of intent: "Do you agree with rejecting the investiture of Pedro Sánchez if there is not previously an agreement to address the political conflict with the State through a negotiation table?" The very syntax of the question was more than I thought. Nobody wanted surprises. The objective was to strengthen itself behind closed doors , of course, but also to take the pulse of militancy and, above all, send a message to potential partners. The Asia Phone Number List result is not surprising, and the use of the verb "reject" suggests to Sánchez and Iglesias that there will not be an iota of doubt in blocking the investiture, just as the budgets were blocked . The same occurs with the phrase "political conflict with the State", in clear reference to point 9 of the pre-agreement signed between PSOE and Unidas Podemos where a "problem of coexistence" between Catalans was taken for granted.
Rufián and Lastra, at the negotiation table For the first time, Republicans and PSOE will sit at the table to agree on tactical abstention . On behalf of ERC, its spokesperson in Congress, Gabriel Rufián , as well as the deputy secretary general, Marta Vilalta , and the president of the National Council of Republicans, Josep Maria Jové , will participate in the imminent agreement process . In the case of the socialists, the deputy general secretary of the PSOE, Adriana Lastra , the secretary of organization of the PSC, Salvador Illa , will join in, as well as a third voice, who could be the minister of Public Works and secretary of organization of the PSOE, José Luis Ábalos. , or the vice president of the Government, Carmen Calvo.