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Although politically they are called to be partners for the governance of Spain , the truth is that PSOE and United We can air their differences and disagreements with more and more decibels. Today, it is evident that it is more what separates them than what unites them in key issues for Spain. The management of the Open Arms crisis and the celebration this weekend of the G-7 summit, attended by Pedro Sánchez, have been the last elements of confrontation. The purple formation has censored that the Government has threatened the Spanish ship with fine because "it does not have permission to rescue" immigrants, and Podemos in the Basque Country , IU and the PCE have called to rebel against the "neoliberal policies" of the G- 7.

"The Open Arms does not have permission to rescue, the captain of the ship knows," was the veiled threat that Carmen Calvo launched on Wednesday to the ship in an interview. Pedro Sánchez's number two pointed out that he only has a "license for humanitarian aid, for transportation of food." "The institutions, the powers and the citizens, we are all subject to the laws, and everyone knows what they can do and what they can't and nobody is safe from this, including a ship like this."

This positioning unleashed a whole storm of criticism by the leaders of United Podemos through social networks, the channel chosen in recent weeks to pronounce themselves publicly. "If Carmen Calvo does not rectify these statements, at least the Government must do so. It is urgent to bet on a public maritime rescue with sufficient resources and protect those who are committed to solidarity and to guarantee the Human Rights that Europe puts into play", it was the censorship of Irene Montero, parliamentary spokesperson for United Podemos.

"I wish Carmen Calvo would have been half hard with Salvini than he is being with the Open Arms and with the people of migrants. To misunderstand the enemy is very dangerous," was the complaint of Ione Belarra .

The management of the Open Arms crisis has been evidence of the different positions held by both formations. A distance that becomes an abyss with respect to the celebration in Biarritz of the G-7, to which Pedro Sánchez is invited. For the Government, it is an opportunity to rub shoulders with the heads of State and Government of Germany , Canada , the United States , France , Italy , Japan and the United Kingdom in this coastal city of the French Basque Country. For Podemos, it is an event to go outside to demonstrate and protest. That is, two possible government partners, one sitting at the table and one on the street, stirring up street mobilization.

"Great militaristic powers"

Basque deputies of United We can participate in the "counter-summit" - several talks and forums - of the G-7 to defend that "another model is possible". Also, there will be presence and support of Podemos Euskadi in the counter-meeting with the participation in different events and events.

From the PCE, members of United We can call "citizens to participate in the alternative counter-summit to tell the top leaders that we do not want them in Biarritz or anywhere and that there are alternatives to guarantee a dignified life for all people" . For the PCE, "the G-7 summit also represents the meeting of the great militarist powers, so the call to mobilize is also against wars, conflicts for imperialist interests and for peace."

IU also "adds up" and "calls citizens to participate in the alternative summit." The formation denounces that the top leaders of the seven states that make up this group "are primarily responsible for the wars and the plundering of resources in impoverished countries that force millions of people to migrate, while closing their borders."

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