Five women in political debate, the most prominent of their parties, at the edge of the electoral goal. Inés Arrimadas (Cs), Rocío Monasterio (Vox), María Jesús Montero (PSOE), Ana Pastor (PP) and Irene Montero (United We Can) for two hours detailed the proposals of their respective parties. The conclusion was one: the leftist pact to unblock the country is still poisoned by distrust, while a hypothetical right-wing agreement could break through.

The representative of the PSOE was the most reluctant to the pact. The Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, said that the intention of her party is to form a "strong" and solo Government with the support of United We can but without giving it entry into the Council of Ministers.

The former president of Congress, Ana Pastor, presented the PP as "the alternative to the lord of no is no". "We went out to get one more seat," he said, and in that scenario they would be open to agree with Cs.

Inés Arrimadas, number two of the orange force, stressed that the "option A" of his party is to govern with the PP and added that all the votes they get on Sunday will go to "unlock" the country, "curb nationalism" and promote «State pacts».

Rocío Monasterio preferred to emphasize that Vox will not seek armchairs but reach agreements on policies and ideas to ensure "the welfare of the Spaniards."

Irene Montero, number two of United We can, defended the need for an agreement with the PSOE to form a coalition government, negotiated, said, "no veto."

The debate polarized between PP and PSOE when the economic bloc was approached. Ana Pastor emphasized the mismanagement of socialist governments and recalled "the ruin" in which the country was after the Zapatero Executive. The response of the head of the Treasury was to bring to light the historical peaks of unemployment reached in the Rajoy stage. Arrimadas also attacked the PSOE ensuring that the Socialists are a "machine to stand."

Rocío Monasterio defended a policy aimed at «encouraging wealth without pillaging workers and drowning SMEs». The formula passes, he said, to minimize the cost of the policy. Monastery came to accuse the PSOE of "stealing" the Spaniards, settling in the Falcon and forgetting the street. Irene Montero made flag of the star proposals of his formation: the tax to the bank and to the great fortunes that for his party are those that surpass the million euros.

The policy related to women, sexist aggressions, gender violence and equality brought a surprise: the statement of the PP representative emphasizing that everything that is not clear consent must be interpreted as aggression or violation. Monasterio defended the life sentence for rapists and came across a tough response from Irene Montero who opted for education as a weapon to fight against machismo and inequality.

Nationalism, Catalonia and the territorial model was another of the strengths of the debate. Arrimadas reproached the PSOE for its agreements with the independence movement and the Minister of Finance refuted that the problem in Catalonia is "of coexistence" and said that the situation that exists there is a consequence of a sentence that brings cause of events produced under the mandate of Rajoy . Montero opted for a "party table" to reach a solution.

Pastor denounced the passive attitude, in his opinion, of the Government of Sánchez regarding what is happening in Catalonia and insisted that everything is always possible within the Constitution. Irene Montero defended the dialogue and Monasterio took the opportunity to summon PP and Cs to commit not to agree with the PSOE, a party that, in his opinion, is willing to rely on the independence.

In the final minute, Monasterio asked to "consolidate the voice of living Spain without complexes" on 10-N; María Jesús Montero dedicated her words to women and equality; Ana Pastor recalled that on Sunday the country's future is played and asked to bet on the alternative that is the PP; Irene Montero advocated defending the rights and equality of the hand of United We Can, and Inés Arrimadas advocated not resigning and fighting to "put Spain in motion."

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