The former head of the Spanish socialists’ list for the European elections has confirmed the resignation of her MEP status, although she rejects the criticism, clarifying that they made it clear “from the first moment” and suggests that she continues to bid for a position in the European Commission.
The third vice president of the Spanish Government, Teresa Riberasaid this Wednesday that will not take possession of the MEP recorddespite having headed the candidacy of the Socialist Party in the european electionsand has clarified that “there has been no no type of concealment“because in their group they were”very clear from the first moment“.
In response to the parliamentary spokesperson of the Popular Party (PP) during the Government control session in CongressRibera, who is also Minister for the Ecological Transition, has implied that her aspiration is become European commissioner when the new community executive.
Until then, he would remain in his duties in the Spanish Government, which would have been incompatible with parliamentary activity in the European Parliament, had he assumed his seat.
Why has Teresa Ribera renounced her membership as MEP?
Ribera has also justified the decision for their intention to present “a candidacy that expressed what program, what ideas and what integrated future” they were looking for for Europe “without taking possession of the minutes, but with a program.”
Questioned by the popular party, the third vice president replied that the elected MEPs of the conservative opposition planned to take possession of the minutes but no program. “That is indeed electoral fraud,” she said, after alluding to similar cases such as that of the Italian Prime Minister’s candidacy for the European Parliament, Giorgia Meloniwhich was head of the list for his far-right party but he did not plan to collect his minutes either.
What result did the PSOE obtain in the European elections?
With 30%, the PSOE was the second force most voted in Spain in the European elections from June 9 behind the PPwhich achieved 34% and increased its number of seats by nine compared to the previous elections.
The Spanish socialists only left one seat, so they contained the blowsuffered by social democrats in countries like Germanyin a European election where the extreme right made important advances on the continent, but the general balance of forces appears to have been maintained oriented towards the center.
