La exigencia de dimisión de Puente centra la vuelta a la campaña
El ministro de Transportes comparecerá mañana en la Diputación Permanente del Congreso con la petición prácticamente unánime de todos partidos de que abandone el cargo. Leer
The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, will appear tomorrow at the Permanent Deputation of the Congress to face the nearly unanimous demand from all parties that he resign his position. Puente's decision to remain in office despite two rail disasters in the past year, including the tragic Urda accident where 69 people died, has reignited pre-election campaigning by political parties.
Both the opposition and the Government's coalition partners are calling for Puente's resignation or removal from his post. During a press conference on Friday, Puente claimed he would handle crisis management, while the leader of the People's Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, gathered his party officials to discuss reinvigorating the pre-election campaign after the national mourning declared following the accident.
The PP plans to analyze how to strengthen its message ahead of the general elections on November 29th and adjust logistics following the incident before the official campaign begins on November 13th. This demand for responsibility is nearly unanimous, with Verónica Martínez Barbero, general coordinator of Movimiento Sumar and candidate for the Frente Amplio in Congress, stating that Puente must resign as someone must assume this political responsibility, particularly from the people.
Puente is expected to appear voluntarily before the Permanent Deputation of the Congress tomorrow to explain the rail disaster. If Puente does not step down, according to PNV spokesperson in Congress, Maribel Vaquero, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will be forced to "assume responsibility for dismissing him." Shortly before appearing in Congress, Puente is expected to announce the approval of a package of aid for the victims of the rail accident during the Council of Ministers meeting.
President Sánchez had announced on Thursday that the General Administration of the State, in addition to addressing the emergency and clarifying the events, would allocate aid for the affected individuals.
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