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In the coalition government there are not only two formations, PSOE and Unidas Podemos, with different sensibilities and positions, but within the same partner, in this case the purple ones , there are again discursive fissures, opposing approaches. This Tuesday it caused surprise and disbelief that the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón, opened the door, and even offered his hand, to Ciudadanos to negotiate the General Budgets.

In Podemos they maintain their commitment to recompose the investiture block, prioritizing understanding with the nationalists (PNV, Bildu, ERC) to shore up Inés Arrimadas and that their votes in no case can determine the public accounts.

"Yes, I would agree with Citizens on the Budgets, the contents are the key. There is more margin of understanding than what the current situation implies," said Garzón, Minister of Consumer Affairs, in the Ser. Some words that sowed some confusion in the United We can, not being the position defended or raised, according to sources consulted by this newspaper.

A few days ago, Yolanda Díaz, Minister of Labor -and who, like Garzón, belongs to IU-, was also receptive to negotiating the public accounts with the orange formation . In his case, he wrapped up his predisposition to negotiation for "emergency" Budgets. "It is possible to agree on an emergency budget program."

In the direction of United We can consider that "the partners are who they are" and that the support of Citizens will be welcome but as long as it does not alter or modify its demands -for example, the tax on the wealthy- or change the government agreement with the PSOE.

In the training they understand that their measures and those that the nationalists launch make, in fact, an understanding with Inés Arrimadas unfeasible beforehand. That is, where ERC is, Citizens cannot be.

Iglesias to ERC: "We have to continue collaborating"

"We are completely clear that when we succeed in overcoming the pandemic, it will be necessary to continue implementing social measures, and that we are clear with whom we must negotiate these measures, and it seems to me that Ciudadanos is also quite clear", was the message that Pablo Echenique launched ERC and Bildu in Congress just a few days ago.

But in case there were doubts, in the Senate, Pablo Iglesias has marked a position and has made clear which are the partners he intends to negotiate the Budgets. "I am sure and convinced that when your training works with this Government, it is good news for Catalonia and the State as a whole," was his clear message to Senator Mirella Cortès (ERC), who questioned him about the funds for the dependence. A message in the sense of working to recompose the majority of the investiture.

"You are aware that we have to continue collaborating, how and in what direction. We are going to reach out to you. This country needs Budgets and I think that the citizens are not going to accept any excuse for not having Social Budgets" , he added, making clear his line of work to negotiate future support.

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