The Government announces that it will reject the vote of confidence requested by Junts, considering it unjustified

El Government is going to overturn the proposal together so that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, undergo a question of confidence in the Congress of Deputies, a decision that is in the hands of the Board of the Lower House, which will rule on the matter this Thursday.

In this sense, in Moncloa They are against the fact that the Board –with a majority of PSOE y Sumar— admit the processing of this proposal, they consider that the debate is pointless and insist that the prerogative to present a motion of confidence is held exclusively by the President of the goverment, according to government sources.

Along the same lines, a minister indicates that it is an “untimely” proposal and other Government sources consulted point in the same direction and see it as more than likely that the proposal of together do not proceed any further.

The sources consulted claim to be aware that the refusal to comply with this demand by those of Puigdemont It may mean that they do not support the State Budget by 2025, whose support is essential to get them ahead. In this regard, they insist that the Executive wants new General Accounts, but remembers that it is possible to govern with extended budgets.

La government spokesperson y Minister of education, Pillar Joy, spoke about this matter this Tuesday at the press conference after the Council of Ministers and has described the question of confidence as unjustified together demands the president Sanchez. In this regard, he asked those of Carles Puigdemont Why do they insist on this parliamentary instrument if the Executive complies with the commitments signed in the investiture agreement?

"The question I would ask them is why? Because look, what I can tell them is that the Government of Spain complies with the commitments it has established with the rest of the parliamentary forces. What is in our hands, we comply with the commitments," the Spokesperson Minister at the press conference after the Council of Ministers.

Joy He has indicated that it is up to him to evaluate the proposal presented by together in Congress is to the Kitchen, which will make a decision on the matter on Thursday. He also recalled that the parliamentary groups “have other instruments and other tools”, but that the prerogative of a vote of confidence belongs to the President of the Government.

The statements of the Government spokesperson take place hours after the General secretary of Junts, Jordi Turull, has notified the PSOE that they will make decisions that "will not please" if they oppose processing the initiative for the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, is subject to a vote of confidence.

"If they do not process it, it means that they do not see themselves capable of restoring trust. If they do not comply and do not see themselves capable of restoring this trust, decisions must be made that I can assure you will not please the people." PSOE", he defended this Tuesday during his speech at an informative breakfast of New Economy Forum.