The PP spokesperson in Congress, Ester Muñoz, has warned the PSOE this Tuesday that her group will vote against the decree aimed at mitigating the economic consequences of the conflict in Iran if it finally incorporates provisions that, in her opinion, intend to “legalize occupation”, such as the prohibition of executing evictions of vulnerable people.
The Executive expects to give the green light this Friday, in an extraordinary Council of Ministers, to a royal decree-law with new measures to cushion the economic impact of the attack by the United States and Israel on Iran. The definitive content of the text continues to be negotiated on three fronts with trade union organizations, industry, and the different parliamentary groups.
Among the demands put forward by Sumar and other allies of the left are two key points: an automatic extension of rental contracts expiring in 2026 and 2027, and the veto on evictions affecting vulnerable tenants. This last proposal was already rejected twice in Congress thanks to the no vote of PP, Vox and Junts.
Conditions of the PP and warning to the Government
Asked about the possibility of the PP supporting the extension of rents, Muñoz has indicated that it will first be necessary to know the exact content of the decree. However, she has reiterated that her party will not support the text if the Government “keeps insisting on legalizing squatting”.
Along these lines, the popular leader has insisted that it will be necessary to wait for the "literalness" of the Executive's proposal and has urged Moncloa not to place citizens again in the "funnel law," forcing parties to support a single decree that mixes measures of different nature, as already happened with the decrees of the so-called social shield that ended up lapsing.
“I believe the Government should not play with Spaniards anymore. It tried with pensioners, it has tried again with another aid decree and, therefore, what I would ask them is not to play with Spaniards, that there are people who are having a very bad time,” Muñoz concluded, demanding the Executive to separate the initiatives and not use the most vulnerable groups as an element of political pressure.