Irene Montero does not contemplate making more proposals on the 'yes is yes' and challenges the PSOE to offer a new text

"We are giving in above our possibilities," says the minister, who is asking for an agreement before voting on the 7th

MADRID, 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, has hinted this Tuesday that her department is no longer going to make a new proposal for the reform of the Law on Sexual Freedom after the seven alternatives that she claims to have put on the table and has challenged the PSOE to propose a new text if you do not like the ones that your ministry has tried to promote.

As he explained, the two government partners should reach an agreement before the reform registered by the PSOE is voted on in plenary session of Congress on March 7. Today it cannot be ruled out that United We Can stand out from the socialists and even end up voting against, they maintain in the 'purple' ranks.

Montero responded in this way, from the corridors of Congress, to the spokesman for the Socialist Group, Patxi López, who has made it clear that the PSOE is not going to give "more turns" with the 'entanglements' that he blames on the minority partner of the Government with the 'yes' is yes' and has urged them to present new alternatives.

The also leader of Podemos has acknowledged that there is no dialogue with the PSOE since the socialists registered their bill on February 6, has insisted that she has not "raised the table" and has asked the partner "please" majority of the Executive to return to negotiations.

In this context, he has indicated that the PSOE is not convinced by his reform ideas, in Equality they are "willing to listen to different ones", yes, with the "condition" that they maintain "consent at the center" and not become to distinguish between aggressions depending on whether or not there is violence and intimidation.

"They have all our proposals, if they don't like them, we can evaluate others," he said, calling again for the search for an agreement before March 7 -- the day on which the bill will be voted on. that the PSOE presented unilaterally-- to avoid "giving the PP and Vox an opportunity to return to the Criminal Code of violence and intimidation and 'La Manada'" as happens, in his opinion, with the text of the PSOE.

"We are giving in above all our possibilities, we are agreeing to reform the law, increase penalties if that is the president's wish, although feminism does not believe that this necessarily means a better response to the victims," ​​he emphasized, stressing that his wish is reach an agreement, with the aforementioned conditions.

When asked by Patxi López if Equality is really willing to change the law, the minister has elaborated that they have proposed "increasing penalties, reinforcing aggravating factors and all the proposals that allow a united response as a Government and with the feminist majority". "If there is a will to agree and we want consent to continue at the center, there are many technical options, to spare," she concluded.