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  • Government. Irene Montero admitted that the decrease in the participation of 8-M was due to Covid-19: "I am not going to say it, I want to be very cautious"

The PP believes that the words that Irene Montero spoke privately on March 9 about the affection of the coronavirus in the manifestation of 8-M are clairvoyant. "Now we have already verified that the Government knew that there was a risk" of contagion in the mobilizations, "and for political reasons it did not act," said Ana Pastor, spokeswoman for the PP in the Reconstruction Commission . "The Prosecutor's Office will have to call her to be a witness in the cases being investigated and clarify what the Government knew," he added.

The Minister for Equality privately admitted that the drop in participation in the feminist demonstration held the previous day in Madrid was due "to the coronavirus." "I am not going to say it because I am not going to say it, I want to be very cautious, I think that the communication that was being made as a Government is good, very based on medical data. As always prioritize public health, not make decisions for the This feeling is a bit of a generalized panic that already exists, "he said on the Monday after the demonstrations, just before starting an interview he gave ETB and published by ABC . The cameras recorded that "off the record" confidence, which has now been released.

For the PP, "Montero clearly says what there is." The Deputy Secretary General for Social Policy of the PP, Cuca Gamarra , believes that these statements prove that the Executive knew of the risk of 8-M, but "it was not avoided", and that they were aware of the limitations. "We hope that the Prosecutor General's Office will call her to testify. Her testimony is very relevant to know what the Government knew. Montero has to give explanations at the parliamentary and judicial headquarters," said a press conference. "These statements are a confession from a member of the Executive in which it is clear that the Government was aware of the situation and, for ideological reasons, allowed these demonstrations and other types of events to take place," he stressed. "Reasons for his resignation has ... we could not stop," said Gamarra.

On the other hand, Pastor has commented on the news that EL MUNDO has advanced about the statements of the Madrid Health Minister to the branch minister, Salvador Illa, and to the director of the Emergency Center, Fernando Simón. "I have read the counselor's statements very carefully. Despite these conversations and some others, no one paid any attention. Taking refuge in the technicians is a pretty ugly thing," said Pastor, who did not want to say whether Simón should resign: "The person to whom responsibility must be directed is Illa." But Gamarra has anticipated that "the praises" to Simón "are usually the prelude to his resignation or his resignation."

Support for Álvarez de Toledo

Both leaders have supported Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, after her controversy with Pablo Iglesias. "Cayetana is a fantastic spokesperson," said Gamarra. "Álvarez de Toledo made use of an established fact and we are all with our spokesperson; he has the support of all his colleagues," added Pastor.

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