The directorate of the PSO directorate trusts that his former secretary of organization Santos Cerdán fulfills his word and, from here to Monday, delivers his deputy minutes, as promised Thursday.
Avoid socialist sources to offer more details, because, they say, the party has “All relationship broken“With him, announced after Thursday in a statement that all his functions are waiting, after a meeting with President Pedro Sánchez at the Ferraz head office.
After the closure of the face -face record of the congress, at 6 p.m. next Friday, Fuentes de la Camera indicated that Cerdán He had not yet processed his decline as a representative. Although it could also do it through the telematic record during the weekend.
If you finally take this step, as announced on Thursday after knowing the UCO report that implies in the collection of committees, it not only loses the income that you have received to a delegate, but also the state of aggorated.
The judge of the Supreme Court Leopoldo Puente, who Ábalos caseOn Wednesday to Cerdán the possibility of voluntarily explaining on the 25th, to respond to the proof that the UCO collected in its report delivered this week.
In his letter of resignation, released on Thursday after a meeting with Pedro Sánchez at the socialist headquarters of Ferraz, Cerdán expressed his “Complete willingness to collaborate with justice“And he announced his will to appear in the 25th before Judge Puente” to clarify all the problems that occur. “
The magistrate accepted the person of Cerdán in the case on Friday and, early, by his literate representation, whether he maintains the decision to refrain from the deputy minutes.
Because in that case the judge could quote him at any time as investigated, Without having to apply for the pleekly To the camera.
A completely different scenario for the PSOE would be for Santos Cerdán to reconsider and decide his dedication go to the mixed groupJust as the former Minister of Development José Luis ábalos did (which his predecessor was in office as secretary of the party organization).
In that case, Cerdán would not only retain the aforementioned justice. The PSOE would be forced to negotiate its support in all voices in which it can be essential to carry out the legislative initiatives of the executive power.
Socialists prefer to exclude that scenario.
After Wednesday evening, various media reported that the report that the UCO has delivered to the Supreme Court implies Cerdán in the collection of illegal committees, the PSOE address issued a statement in which he ensured that the Navarrese politician “did not participate, much less in public works. He never charged a committee for it“
During Thursday morning, the media set out the details of the UCO report, including recordings in which Santos Cerdán Comments with Koldo García The distribution of commissions paid by various construction companies in exchange for the award of public works.
The situation became untenable for Cerdán, who went to Ferraz to meet Pedro Sánchez. After the meeting he made a statement in which he repeats his “innocence” and announces his resignation of all his positions (including the delegate) to “be able to devote myself exclusively to my defense” and “demonstrate”I have never committed illegality, nor have I been in an accomplice“
“These are complicated times,” he adds, “but the PSOE is more necessary than ever. And I will always do what is better for my party and for my country.”
A few hours later President Pedro Sánchez appeared visibly affected at a press conference at Ferraz’s head office. He asked for “citizens” because he had trusted Santos Cerdán: “Until this morning I was convinced of his integrity“The president said.
Sanchez has announced that he will order an external audit on the accounts of the PSOE (which received the approval of the account court) Free all suspicion of illegal financing.
However, Sánchez has excluded to convene early elections and insisted that his goal is to exhaust the legislative power until 2027: “This is not from me or the PSOE, but from a political project,” he said.
