The Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, has called on citizens this Saturday to organize and go out to defend their rights, reminding that "because these do not fall from the sky, they must be fought for."
The leader of Sumar has launched this message in the Lucense town of Cervantes, where she has participated in a forum focused on social economy and demographic challenges, in which the film director Oliver Laxe has also participated.
During her speech, Díaz has shown firm support for the young people who are mobilizing in squares of different cities across the country and has asked the entire population to join these protests. "They will not win if good people mobilize," she has stated, demanding involvement not only in the streets but also in educational centers and all kinds of institutions.
She has emphasized that "Democracy is not decided in offices, it is decided by the people in the street, taking it with our hands," and has referred to the difficulties she has had to overcome to advance her political initiatives, encouraging the population to "not give up because it is the strength we have."
In reference to the vote on Friday in Congress, she has asked "not to be overwhelmed by the result." "Yesterday they blocked Parliament but did not block democracy, nor the young people, nor the women, no disappointments," she has insisted, reiterating the importance of "mobilizing non-stop because it is an indecency that we are in the hands of vulture funds."
Díaz has emphasized that access to housing is a basic right and has warned that "if we get discouraged, they win," calling to maintain social pressure and to take "a step forward so that the right to housing can make its way."
She has pointed directly to Abascal, Feijoo, and Nogueras as responsible for the current situation, accusing them of "being responsible for any eviction that occurs from now on in Spain." "They have no heart," she concluded.
When asked about a possible advance of the general elections, she did not reveal whether the President of the Government is considering that option. "It is something that is exclusively his competence," she pointed out, to then emphasize that the rest of the Executive must "continue working for the country, take a step forward, and defend the common good."
Likewise, he has stated that "the left is ready" to face the upcoming appointment with the polls. He concluded by addressing the "leftist and progressive" citizens, reminding them that the people are already in motion. "So let's get to it with joy, with decency, with the conviction of reason and conveying that we have a future and that the bad ones are not going to win," he has pointed out.