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The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has considered this Saturday that the different criteria in relation to the repeal of the labor reform expressed by the third vice president, Nadia Calviño, and the second vice president, Pablo Iglesias, are not "contradictory" and has denied that there has been a fracture in the coalition between the PSOE and Unidas Podemos.

"I have the best of the opinions of this coalition government that works all together with different sensitivities. All together in a positive response to this economic and social crisis," said in reference to the management of the coronavirus crisis. "There are other political formations that think that Covid may be an opportunity to overthrow the government, I think they are wrong because there are four years ahead."

During his telematic appearance in La Moncloa , the president had to report for the first time on the pact reached between the PSOE and Bildu, an agreement for which he has directly blamed the PP for its refusal to support the extension of the state of alarm.

He has described as "irresponsible" the attitude of the main opposition party, because, he has argued, he governs in some territories that demand the measure while Congress decides to oppose it. He has blamed Pablo Casado's party for forcing the government to seek the support of other smaller parties, which they have used to "negotiate" aspects that have "nothing to do with the health emergency."

"Everything could have been avoided if the PP had abstained or, of course, had voted in favor. Unfortunately, this is not the reality and has led the different parliamentary groups to try to negotiate," he said.

"Most were not guaranteed"

He has assured that the PSOE "had guaranteed majority in the vote , " but has avoided mentioning that the support of the formation abertzale not really needed him, because he had already secured the votes of citizens. And it has defended that the state of alarm, whose extension has conditioned the evolution of the pandemic, "is the only tool according to the State Advocacy that allows limiting normality and it is a matter of public health, which is outside of partisan politics and interests and has nothing to do with powers, transfers or financing. "

The repeal of the labor reform offered as consideration to Bildu in exchange for his support in Congress will be made, Sánchez promised, "in the field of social dialogue," despite the fact that employers have suspended all negotiations with the Government.

Sánchez has praised the CEOE's president, Antonio Garamendi , whom he has defined as a "patriot", and has defended that the debate on the greater or lesser degree of repeal that the 2012 reform reaches "makes no sense when Congress You have to vote for one thing and one thing only: the health emergency. "

"They are free to move," says Vox

Regarding the motorized demonstrations organized by Vox, the president has said that they are a constitutional right and that they are "free to mobilize" as long as the safety distance established by the health authorities is respected. But he has clamored for "harmony and" tolerance of hatred and anger. "

As he has been answering the questions of the journalists, the kind promises of soccer, the revival of tourism, vacations for the Spanish and minimum income have been diluted, and the most challenging Sánchez has ended up issuing a warning to the PP and Vox, parties that , in his opinion, "they do not do the country good":

"If there are other political formations that think that Covid may be an opportunity to overthrow the government, they are wrong, because there are four years ahead," he said.

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