When it seemed that the diplomatic tension had decreased, The Spanish president pointed out against the measure announced this Thursday by the Libertarian Government.
“It hurts, but “The feminist cause is a much more powerful cause than what (President) Milei can do.”he expressed at a campaign event on the eve of the next Spanish elections.
Sánchez’s statements come aftere the Executive Branch will announce through a statement the dissolution of the Undersecretariat for Protection against Gender Violence, an area to which the former Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity had been reduced, in charge of carrying out comprehensive policies for the prevention of discrimination and violence, and assistance to victims and families. This occurs days after a new Ni Una Menos march.
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Pedro Sánchez defended the role of the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity.
Definitive closure of the former Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity
The first change around the previous ministry, created during the administration of Alberto Fernandez, occurred on December 27, when the new management decreed that it would become a undersecretary dependent on the Ministry of Human Capitaldirected by Sandra Pettovello.
Two weeks ago, the Undersecretariat had become part of the Justice portfolio, where some of its functions would be absorbed; and on Thursday the resignation of Claudia Barcia, who was in charge of the Undersecretariat since February. Everything indicated an imminent closure.
After six months of administration of the libertarian government, the definitive dissolution of the former Ministry of Womena scenario that was already foreseen by Milei’s statements during his presidential campaign in the 2023 elections.
The last crossing between Javier Milei and Pedro Sánchez
The last meeting between Javier Milei and Pedro Sánchez had crossed statements: almost simultaneously, in two different speeches, the Spaniard mentioned Milei as “the one with the chainsaw”, while the Argentine accused him of financing the defense with State funds. of his wife in the corruption complaint: “I stopped short of ‘dirtier than a potato’.”
The libertarian president, who at that time was on a new tour of the United States, cited a tweet through his official account on platform Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) to pay for Begoña Gómez’s defense “with Spanish money”:
“The PSOE paid for Begoña Gómez’s defense with money from the Spanish, hiring the former socialist minister and lawyer, Antonio Camacho. A Government party dedicating funds to a private citizen. They are up to their bones.”
