Uncertainty in UP: they have not yet decided if they will amend the reform of the yes is yes of the PSOE

The reform of the law of only yes is yes unleashed an unprecedented battle in the coalition government, but 11 days after its climax The strategy to be followed in Unidas Podemos in the face of the weeks of parliamentary processing that lie ahead is still not clear. The pact for pensions and Vox’s motion of no confidence have contributed to lowering the tension. But, after this oasis, they will have to decide if they want to give the parliamentary battle with amendments to the articles or if they assume that the PSOE has the necessary votes to promote its proposal alone and, therefore, it is better not to make more blood.

The Ministry of Equality of Irene Montero, at the helm of the parliamentary group on this matter, dedicated this Friday a gesture in favor of the agreement with the Socialists and announced that will not submit an amendment to the entirety on the rule. While the PSOE chose to reduce the tension after the plenary session of its debate, Podemos held positions and a tough speech against the socialists. In no scenario are they contemplating allowing the approval of this reform with their votes if there is no agreement, but in the last few hours the purples have modulated their tone. Now they advocate “reconstructing the feminist majority” and getting their partner to “let go of the PP.”

A few days ago they continued accusing their partners of wanting to recover the Penal Code of the Pack or “betraying” women and feminism. Officially, the team Montero denies progress with the PSOE, but there are voices in Unidas Podemos that transmit a small dose of optimism. It is a change to take into account, given the resounding rejection of the training in the vote for admission to processing.

if no group records full amendments (the deadline expires this Saturday at 2:00 p.m.), it is not necessary to discuss them. And that could speed up the process of the rule. If the session occurs, it could be held in the week of March 28 to 30, just before Easter. Sources from the socialist wing of the Government pointed out days ago that their partners would not take that step, nor the articulated one. They interpreted that the support of the PP is already amortized and will not generate further erosion. Also that Unidas Podemos has already made the most of the division between the parliamentary allies, with ERC and EH Bildu aligned with Montero’s positions.

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At this point, different forces in the political space are reflecting on the advisability of presenting amendments. There are who They see no point in handing over their weapons and simply assume the processing of the PSOE norm, against which they have charged on so many occasions. If the norm displaces the consent of the law, as Montero defends —and as some of the members of Unidas Podemos fully assume—, they cannot give up fighting, alone or accompanied. Less, when amending his flagship project against his criteria, taking into account that the socialist wing has publicly disavowed the minister.

The problem is that, unless they agree with the PSOE, they will not have enough votes to approve any amendment. And its presentation, debate and vote would only contribute to airing the discrepancies within an already rather rarefied climate. Due to parliamentary times, the rule cannot be definitively approved —by Congress and the Senate— before May, the month of the regional and municipal elections.

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In the midst of uncertainty, there is a certainty. It will be Equality who decides, again, what position to follow. And it is expected that all the forces that make up the space will defend it in a unitary way. During the week, and after the internal battle due to the failure of the reform of the gag law, a leader of one of the forces that make up Unidas Podemos recalled the support that they did hit Montero with the yes is yes, against the unchecking of Podemos from the positions of the rest of the space on account of this rule.

Among the groups of Unidas Podemos there are substantial differences with Igualdad, which go from substance to form. It is the spokespersons for Podemos and Igualdad who repeat that the PSOE wants to return to the Penal Code of the Pack, a expression that irritates among socialists, and that other space spokespersons do not share. The president of the group and leader of the Commons, Jaume Asens, has recognized that feminism “did not deserve” that, just one day before the 8-M marches, the coalition gave that image of division. “Now it’s time to work discreetly and confront less,” she declared shortly after. In the previous weeks, also of maximum tension with the PSOE, Yolanda Díaz lowered her profile to a minimum, but the forces that make up United We Can defended that it was very present and that it had supported the Minister of Equality from the beginning. In Podemos they did not go that far.

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There are also those who accuse Montero of being entrenched in his positions to mark his own profile, within the framework of the struggle between Podemos and the second vice president to form a joint candidacy of each for the general elections. “It’s like they’re looking for confrontation”, lamented a leader of the United We Can space. For now, the last management meeting did not address the strategy to follow with the yes is yes, as stated by different sources. Today they harbor doubts about which is the best path to follow. It is expected that there will be a debate, but it will be Montero who will have the last word.

The reform of the law of only yes is yes unleashed an unprecedented battle in the coalition government, but 11 days after its climax The strategy to be followed in Unidas Podemos in the face of the weeks of parliamentary processing that lie ahead is still not clear. The pact for pensions and Vox’s motion of no confidence have contributed to lowering the tension. But, after this oasis, they will have to decide if they want to give the parliamentary battle with amendments to the articles or if they assume that the PSOE has the necessary votes to promote its proposal alone and, therefore, it is better not to make more blood.