The housing protests have added pressure to the Government’s negotiations to move forward with the call Maricarmen decree. With the Puerta del Sol encampment as the scene of the mobilizations, Vicente Valles focused his analysis this Monday on the difficulty of gathering political support and the limited margin left before the Council of Ministers.
The presenter of Antena 3 News 2 He highlighted that the Executive faced these conversations with part of its own social support demanding measures on the streets. “Now he has a part of his social base protesting in the streets”he noted during his speech.
His words occurred on the night of Monday, September 28before the agreement that PSOE and Sumar reached this Tuesday to approve the decree in the Council of Ministers. The journalist’s comment portrayed, therefore, the hours prior to that pact between the two members of the coalition.
Vallés points out the difficulty of bringing together partners
The journalist opened his reflection with the differences between the forces that Moncloa needs to convince. “Moncloa is desperately looking for an agreement that can unite its partners on the extreme left and its partners on the nationalist right in the same vote”he stated.
With that description, Vallés focused on the political negotiation that accompanied the decree. The Government sought to fit the demands of its allies into a text capable of gathering support, while housing organizations demanded a response to Maricarmen’s eviction.
“In March he didn’t get it”added the presenter before introducing the element that, in his opinion, increased the pressure on the Executive. The mobilization also affected sectors that it identified as part of the Government’s social base.
“There are not even twelve hours left to reach an agreement”
Vallés closed his speech with a reference to the calendar. “Tomorrow the council of ministers will meet. There are not even twelve hours left to reach an agreement”he warned Monday night.
The negotiation had reached the eve of the meeting with differences over the scope of the measures. Among the issues discussed were extension of rental contracts and the conditions of its renewal, one of the issues that Sumar had insisted on during the conversations with the PSOE.
The case of Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman who was evicted in Madridhad placed the protection of tenants at the center of the demands. Sol’s protest and the demands of the housing groups accompanied those last hours of negotiation.
PSOE and Sumar reach an agreement this Tuesday
The situation has advanced since the presenter’s analysis. This Tuesday September 29sources from PSOE and Sumar have confirmed an agreement to approve the royal housing decree in the Council of Ministers, as reported by Europa Press.
This pact corresponds to the two parties of the coalition Government. Vallés’ warning referred to a broader difficulty, that of bringing together forces with different positions on housing in the same vote. The agreement within the Executive is not equivalent, by itself, to the support of all its parliamentary partners.