Economist and university professor, he wrote the bible of Spanish economics, Economic structure of Spainwhich went through 26 editions and is known for El Tamames. He was a member of the Spanish Communist Party and was imprisoned for his political activities. At the age of 89, Ramón Tamames accepted the role – of “decoy” according to the prime minister-designate – of candidate for head of government on behalf of a vote of censure by the far-right party Vox on the PSOE-Unidas Podemo’s coalition government. After being subject to debate, the initiative will undergo a final round of intervention and will go to the vote this Wednesday, with the certainty that it will not be approved.
There was 11 hours of parliamentary debate that ended with Vox spokesman Iván Espinosa de Monteros characterizing his party’s initiative as a “wall of containment against Sanchismo and separatism” and Tamames’ candidacy as an expression of “courage” and “patriotism”. . The socialist leader did not hear the rest of the speeches this afternoon. He was absent from Parliament during the afternoon session, which is unusual in proceedings of this kind.
Earlier, Sánchez intervened for almost three hours, much longer than Tamames. He accused Vox of “hiding behind a bogus candidate” to stage a “parliamentary spectacle”. For the Spanish Prime Minister, “Vox is the taste enhancer of the right, simply enhancing the taste of radical extremism”. The criticism did not stop there, as they regretted that the PP, the second largest party, had announced that its deputies would abstain from voting.
Opening the debate, Vox leader Santiago Abascal said Sánchez leads the “worst Spanish government in decades”. The prime ministerial candidate, supported by a cane and circulated with the help of a messenger, justified his stance with the need to defend the Spanish “nation” against a left-wing government that “does not respect the distribution of power”. and is responsible for the “widespread misuse of government spending for election purposes”. Tamames, who rejected the idea that Vox is far-right, also accused the government of being supported by Catalan and Basque independence groups.
Labor Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz benefited from the censure motion. “It is very strange that you come here without a government program with the sole purpose of overthrowing your opponent. This demeans democracy,” he said before defending the government’s move, days before presenting himself as a future candidate for the premiership as leader of the government. new left political platform, Sumar.
Source: DN
