The PSOE says that the Equality proposals on the law of 'only yes is yes' do not allow progress

He maintains that his reform avoids the reduction of sentences and maintains consent and asks the groups to present theirs

MADRID, 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister of Finance and Public Function and Deputy Secretary General of the PSOE, María Jesús Montero, has lamented that the proposals that Podemos and the Ministry of Equality have been presenting to reform the 'only yes is yes' law only seek to win the story and not They allow progress in the negotiation because they do not modify the core of the discrepancies between the two coalition partners.

Thus, he has affirmed that "many proposals can be sent", in reference to United We Can, which in his opinion "count more for the story" than to try to solve the problem, as he has indicated in statements to the media in the corridors of Congress after the government control session.

Along the same lines, he has indicated that if there is a discrepancy in "the nucleus" of what separates both formations "and that is what is not touched, you can send all the proposals you want, but no progress is made", it is The 'number two' of the PSOE has complained.

He has also defended the bill presented by the PSOE, which in his opinion prevents the sentences for those convicted of sexual crimes from being reduced -as has happened since the law of 'only yes is yes' came into force in October- - and also maintains consent at the center of the law, as claimed by the Ministry of Equality.

He has also stressed that if the groups have other initiatives that meet these requirements, they would do well to bring them up in the amendments process.

In this regard, socialist sources question whether the proposals put forward by United We Can manage to prevent further lowering of the sentences and wonder why Equality does not make these documents public. They also criticize that the PSOE tried the agreement for three months and that if the other party does not touch and refuses to touch the cause of the problem, they must ask themselves if they really want to reform the law.

Montero has reiterated that it is necessary to try to "close that gap" that the law presents and therefore proposals must be presented that allow the reduction of sentences to be corrected while preserving consent "which is the core of the law", as he has remarked.

When asked about whether layoffs or resignations should take place to send a message of calm to society, she pointed out that the PSOE is already sending it when presenting its bill and trying to get the process to follow the urgent path. However, she has specified that we live in a democracy and Parliament has rules that the PSOE has to abide by.

He was referring in this way to the refusal of Unidas Podemos, and the investiture partners ERC and Bildu, who on Tuesday refused to expedite the procedure of the law so that it could be taken to next week's plenary session. In this way, the taking into consideration will not take place until March 7.