Madrid (EFE).- The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced the advancement of the general elections to Sunday, July 23, given the poor electoral result of the PSOE yesterday and has said that it is time for citizens to “take the floor ”.
In an institutional statement from the Moncloa Palace, Sánchez has assumed in first person the regional and municipal results of this Sunday and has convened a Council of Ministers this afternoon to dissolve the Cortes Generales.
The results of 28M
The head of the Executive has said that after the result of the 28M there are reasons that advise submitting to the will of the Spanish the policies that must be applied and see the political forces that must lead this phase.
“There is only one infallible method to resolve doubts, the best thing is for the Spanish to take the floor and pronounce themselves,” he indicated after informing that he has held an office with Felipe VI to inform him of the decision to convene the Council of Ministers and dissolve The general courts.
The President of the Executive explained that the first consequence of the 28M results will be that “magnificent regional presidents, socialist mayors and mayors will be displaced with impeccable management, and this despite the fact that many of them have I have seen their support increase.
He has indicated that the second consequence will be that numerous institutions will be administered by new majorities made up of the Popular Party and Vox.
“Give an answer”
Sánchez has recognized that the votes this Sunday give a message that goes beyond the regional and municipal sphere.
“I think it is necessary to give an answer and submit our democratic mandate” to the polls, he has had an impact after warning that his Government has complied with its program and that Spain is about to overcome the crisis derived from the pandemic and the consequences of the war in Ukraine, in a context of economic growth and job creation.
In addition, he recalled that Spain will assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union from July and that it is a challenge to face. EFE