Montero does not now see in Díaz a firm commitment to unity and is concerned that there are voices that suggest "shooting without Podemos"

He once again requests that he campaign for the United Podemos candidates for 28M because it would show a desire for a coalition pact

MADRID, 10 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister of Equality and 'number two' of Podemos, Irene Montero, has stated that her formation lives with "concern" that the second vice president, Yolanda Díaz, does not express a "firm and clear commitment" to unity between Podemos and Sumar.

She has also indicated that "this concern" lies in "many voices" from "progressive media" or "PSOE environments" that could tell Díaz to "shoot without Podemos" or that she herself could even think so, as It already happened in his day with the leader of Más País, Íñigo Errejón.

In statements to TVE, collected by Europa Press, he has acknowledged that there are no news in the contacts between both parties, but Podemos continues to believe that the best option in this electoral cycle is a coalition agreement with Sumar, in order to govern with "more force "and promote advances in rights.

And for this, as he has reported, all that is needed is something "very simple" which is an agreement to hold open primaries in a future unit list, which guarantees the election of the "best teams" through a "democratic and participatory" procedure.

Moreover, he has stressed that the will of Podemos is to be able to sign that agreement and "the sooner the better", since in fact they plan to do so before the municipal and regional elections of 28M are held.

He has also reiterated that his formation asks the second vice president to campaign for these elections for his "political space" and for the candidates of United We Can, especially in the case of the Community of Madrid and the Valencian Community.

In this regard, he has indicated that Podemos is "different" from Más Madrid, Compromís and even Sumar, but he believes that the fact that Díaz campaigned for candidates such as Alejandra Jacinto (Madrid) and Héctor Illueca (Valencian Community) would send a signal of that this coalition pact is wanted for the generals. Asked if she would admit that Díaz could also participate in acts of other parties, such as Más Madrid, in those elections, Montero simply replied that it is the vice president who must make her own decisions.

Regarding the surveys published in the media, which give less representation to the left in a scenario of fragmentation of candidacies, the Minister for Equality has indicated that they will work to achieve the best results for 28M and defend measures such as intervention in the rental market and energy, given that if it were based on the polls "not even" the current coalition government would exist.

In fact, he has claimed the "usefulness" and "courage" of Podemos in the institutions, given that in his opinion it is the only political force that proposes measures when this implies a "political cost", as is the case of the cap on gas, and that over time drags the rest of the left to defend those positions, as happened with the PSOE, which at first called this measure "populist" but later assumed it.