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The PSOE and the government's parliamentary partners have saved Pablo Iglesias from having to appear in the Congress of Deputies to explain the accusation of Podemos and several members of its leadership for alleged financial irregularities in the framework of a cause that is being investigated in a Madrid court following the complaint filed by the former legal officer of the purple party .

The socialists and the representatives of ERC, the PNV, EH Bildu, JxCat, Compromís and Coalición Canaria, as well as logically those of United We Can, have voted against the second vice president of the Government appearing urgently in the Lower House, as and as the PP and Citizens have claimed during the meeting of the Permanent Delegation. This request has been supported by Vox.

In addition to the result of the vote (29 votes in favor, 37 against and two abstentions), the Permanent Delegation of Congress has given rise to a tense debate in which the deputy spokesperson of United We Can, Enrique Santiago , has accused the opposition of "white collar coup" and of seeking the "institutional destabilization" of the Government with his request to appear. He has said that it is "his first contribution to Vox's vote of no confidence."

The argument of Unidas Podemos is that the case investigated by the judge is an attempt by the opposition to "harm" the coalition government "by inventing problems that do not exist" in order to "discredit" Unidos Podemos and "attack the Government" to paralyze it.

PP: "Time for Iglesias is ending"

The new PP parliamentary spokesperson, Cuca Gamarra, has warned that the imputation of Podemos, as well as the judicial "siege" that corners the party in the courts with other issues such as the so-called 'Dina case', is generating "distrust" and numerous "disturbing and worrying" questions to be answered by Iglesias.

While awaiting legal responsibilities, Gamarra has claimed that it is time for policies. "Tic-tac, gentlemen of Podemos. Time is running out for Iglesias," he said, recalling that they are asking for his resignation and a commission of inquiry into the case under investigation.

The PP spokesperson has urged the PSOE not to be an "accomplice" in the protection of Churches and has reminded him that since Podemos is part of the Government, judicial investigations also "weaken" the entire Executive.

From Ciudadanos, Guillermo Díaz has accused Podemos of being a "fraud" for his accusation of corruption crimes and has warned that "there are plenty of reasons" for him to give explanations "in the legal and moral field" for the actions of his party .

Citizens: "Shame"

"If tomorrow there was a 15-M it would be against you," he reproached the purple party . "Is there a booklet with the Ché sticker on which it says P. Iglesias?", He asked after reviewing some of the accusations against the formation.

Díaz has expressly stressed that Podemos has tried to discredit the former legal head of the José Manuel Calvente party , who has filed the complaint in court, with a false accusation of sexual harassment, already filed by the Justice.

"The one who shouts the most feminism uses it as a weapon against an organic adversary," she said, recriminating that of a "noble cause" they make an instrumental cause that causes "shame."

On the part of Vox, Ignacio Gil Lázaro has criticized that Iglesias is "the authentic and exclusive fled this summer" for refusing to give explanations and has ironized what the leader of Podemos himself would have said if the affected party were another party.

Vox: "Hypocrisy to the brim"

"Everything is inscribed in a speech full of lies in bulk, hypocrisy, double standard, insulting arrogance and extreme authoritarianism. The personal trademark of Iglesias and the collective of United We can," he concluded.

On the contrary, the PSOE has led the opposition to the appearance of Iglesias saying that it is an issue that justice has yet to address and that the previous precedents have been the archive of the investigations.

From there, Felipe Sicilia has joined the thesis that the petition of the PP and Ciudadanos aims to "dirty the political debate" by trying to establish that "all parties are equal". And he has revolted against the popular recalling their cases of corruption. "If anyone knows of illegal financing, it is the PP."

In line with this, he has taken the opportunity to receive the new PP parliamentary spokesperson with reproaches for choosing this issue to premiere, "using justice," he said, to "torpedo the government's action with mere complaints."

"The PP has changed its face but not its strategy," he said, alluding to Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, Cuca Gamarra's predecessor in the position.

It's too early to explain

As for the parties that usually support the Government in Congress, the PNV, ERC, EH Bildu or Compromís have agreed that it is still too early to ask for explanations.

"Those who are obliged to investigate are the Prosecutor's Office and the investigating court," said Aitor Esteban . "Talking about box B of Podemos is a trivialization of the corrupt practices of the PP. This is not Gürtel, or Filesa , or Palau, " said ERC spokeswoman Carolina Telechea .

THE APPEARANCES OF MONTERO AND CELAÁ APPROVED

The Permanent Deputation of Congress also had to pronounce on other requests for urgent appearance of members of the Government. Only those of the Minister of Education, Isabel Celaá, have come forward to address the beginning of the school year and that of the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, for the use of the surplus of the municipalities.

The petitions regarding the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, have not gone ahead; nor the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Arantxa González Laya; of Industry and Tourism, Reyes Maroto; of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, José Luis Escrivá; nor of Health, Salvador Illa.

In the case of the Minister of Finance, the petition has been approved unanimously, once the PSOE has decided to support it so as not to be completely alone. Even so, it has had to see how all the political forces have launched harsh reproaches against the Socialists for their pretense of using the savings of the municipalities to finance the State. "Dynamite the last bridge of understanding that is municipalism", has recriminated the PP. "It is blackmail," said Vox. "It is a confiscatory approach to save the State Administration", has wielded the PNV. "Frontal opposition", ERC has positioned itself. "Seizure" has been defined by JxCat.

Criticisms have also come from the government's minority partner, United We Can, which has also distanced itself from the agreement reached in the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces. "It is a pact between the PSOE and the PSOE itself," said the spokesman for United We Can, Jaume Asens, who has argued that it is a measure "inconsistent with the coalition government," which has a desire to "recentralize" and that treats municipalities as "minors".

The session of the Permanent Delegation has also left harsh criticism of the Government in the case of the return to school due to the "lack of leadership" of the Ministry of Education. Aware of the possibilities that the urgent appearance proposal had to prosper, Celaá had already asked to go voluntarily next week.

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