The technical team of Podemos in La Rioja has sent an open letter to its registered and registered in the region announcing "his resignation" and regretting that the appointment of Raquel Romero as an advisor to the Government of Concha Andreu has been "little honest".
At this point, they have explained, "We have experienced a complex moment that deserves to be shared with everyone in an honest exercise of accountability and transparency, assets that constitute our way of doing politics."
"Being part of Podemos, being your address, entails an additional effort in complying with the statutes, regulations and organs of the Party," they said in the letter.
Thus, making an assessment of the facts, they have continued, "aware that our knowledge and skills were not as broad as they should have already proposed by our regional deputy, we decided to count on the collaboration of a group of companions and colleagues in Castilla- La Mancha: Francis Gil as an outstanding ideological, Mario Herrera as the executing arm and Axier Amo as a journalist in charge of media relations. Party partners who agreed to collaborate. "
"Something changed during the process. The regional deputy and negotiators focused the negotiation on the achievement of a set of positions in the regional administration, then requesting the Socialist Party of La Rioja the assignment of a vice presidency and two councils in the Government of progress "they continue.
The Technical Team, the highest management body in Podemos, asked its regional deputy for a change in the negotiating strategy. "And despite everything, Raquel Romero and the negotiators of Castilla La-Mancha consummated their final threat: they voted against the investiture of Concha Andreu, who did not agree to the offer raised by Romero and the negotiators."
In the course of the parliamentary negotiation "we were discovering the true intentions of the negotiating team: to reach the institutions of La Rioja to obtain a position of power with which to face our autonomous structure with the State Can; and with the objective of obtaining economic remuneration , because Podemos Castilla La Mancha had lost after his departure from the García-Page Executive. "
In the time between negotiation and negotiation, "we present then a programmatic document, which we make public, to achieve a Government of progress with concrete objectives, lines and measures for the democratic, economic and human change that La Rioja needs: Govern well."
The leadership of Podemos put "a red line to the strategy of Raquel Romero: the negotiators of Castilla La Mancha had to leave La Rioja or at least not enter the structure of the Government of La Rioja. For institutional stability, for democratic health."
Romero accepted the condition, "but proposed to integrate the Castilla-La Mancha team in the Parliament of La Rioja. The leadership of Podemos expressed its discrepancy, but respected the ability of the deputy to form her own parliamentary team."
The technical team elected Nazareth Martin and Romero supported her as a public and private advisor. There is documentary evidence that guarantees this statement. "
The PSOE congratulated and congratulated then that the negotiators of Castilla-La Mancha were not going to enter the Government of La Rioja. "And they accepted as a lesser evil their entry into the Parliament of La Rioja," they explain.
"Everything changed in the following days. Romero discovered then that he did not have the power to hire personnel in our Parliamentary Group. He needed the authorization of Podemos State, something that was not guaranteed after the direct confrontations between the state organization and the deputy."
He then demanded that the members of Castilla La Mancha be integrated into Martín's counseling, which Martín did not agree to. The technical team of Podemos and Nazareth Martin wanted to form the team in accordance with the internal rules of Podemos: institutional positions must be authorized by the party management and the eventual staff, of a technical nature, should be chosen after an open selection process and free, where all registered and registered could apply. "
Thus, they continue, Raquel Romero "rejected him and broke the agreement of the technical team. He publicly opposed the decision taken unanimously, since she had also voted in favor of the appointment of Nazareth Martin." In a new meeting with the Socialist Party, both formations concluded that "a new nomination proposal was necessary." The secretary general of the PSOE then put as a condition that the appointment of the technical team was endorsed by Podemos State. "And we gave it to him."
In the last hours, "there has been a series of improper behaviors and attitudes that damage the internal democracy of Podemos and our autonomous and free self-organization, which emanates from the constitutional law and the legislation in force regarding political parties." First, Deputy Raquel Romero supplanted Podemos La Rioja through Axier Amo, one of his collaborators, sending an unofficial statement that put a voice to the direction of Podemos. "And it was done with the social accounts of our organization, to which we have no access."
In the second place, he handed "a false document" to Concha Andreu, in which he said Podemos La Rioja appointed her Counselor. "The president of La Rioja knows it well." Despite this, "he was aware of Romero's blackmail and the value of his vote, and considered the false document valid. Then he announced his appointment."
The decree published today in the BOR edition consumes its decision. "Free decision but decision without political ethics. Govern without respect to Podemos, its democracy and its governing bodies. Govern at any cost, govern by governing."
"We learned about the appointment of Raquel Romero through the media. The PSOE never contacted us at a time before making his decision public. Loyalty and institutional and political courtesy should always prevail."
This is "a little honest appointment because they never called us to explain their decision, not very exemplary because it violates the political ethics and the rules of good governance that we gave ourselves in Podemos, an ineffective appointment that leaves the parliamentary action of Podemos off."
After all this, they conclude, "we are leaving. We have received the encouragement, support and support of We Can State. And we sincerely thank you for your trust. But now we leave everything in the hands of the State Coordination Council. We hold responsible of what happens to the Governing Council and the PSOE. We do not like this way of doing politics and this policy is not healthy, honest, or exemplary for La Rioja. We did not take sides to live with all this. "
"You know us well. We have dedicated our lives to this project for more than five years, giving up time and space for our families and friends. We try to do things the best we knew. With lights and shadows. Right and wrong. We are aware of our mistakes, and we want to apologize for it. The collective successes we share in their moment with everyone ", they have finished.
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