new government, oldness
Our opinion on the nomination of Pedro Sánchez, the political situation and the challenges of revolutionaries. On Tuesday 7 from January, in the second ballot of MPs defined by a simple majority, Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as president of the Kingdom of Spain by a narrow margin: 167 YES votes, 165 and not by 18 abstentions. The coalition between the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and United We Can (UP) it had the crucial support Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Euzkal Country Collect (eh Bildu) Basque Nationalist Party and (PNV). He has already promised the position on the Constitution before Felipe VI and next week will announce the final composition of the new government. He "Trio de Colón", making up the Popular Party (PP), citizens (Cs) Vox and lost again. Although their spokespeople Pablo Casado, Inés Arrimadas and competing Santiago Abascal, Unison expressed to the far-right discourse Vox: abuse, xenophobia, antifeminismo and defense of the monarchy.
What kind of government will emerge? There are different opinions in respect. For him "Trifacho" will assume the "Communists, destroyers of the regime and the unity of Spain ". The truth is that the commitment of the PSOE is to implement a dialogue on the national question, investment and consultation "Not a self-determination referendum", on the basis that "We did not going to break Spain and not going to break the Constitution". It is clear that the PSOE only defends the limited autonomy and shows no intention of changing, why he supported the implementation of the 155. On the other hand, the partnership between social democracy and the center left defines himself as a "Progressive coalition government", which it is the first with these features since the transition. From the signing of pacts program “with social accent”, announced that invalidate the labor reform law, They repeal the gag rule, will take favorable measures to workers, pensioners, women, immigrants and environment. They even pledged to repeal the labor reform of Mariano Rajoy, something that does not come from what is written because some articles only mention it. Even if they fulfilled, It is measures of limited character or rub against the rejection of the economic dictates of the imperialist bloc, big profits of bankers and businessmen.
…bourgeois government, European proimperialist, defender of the regime of '78 and the capitalist system.
It is best to avoid euphemisms: It arose a bourgeois government, European proimperialist, defender of the regime of '78 and the capitalist system. Within these limits it is not possible to qualitatively favor workers and the people. It is a fact that after the censure motion Mariano Rajoy, two presidential elections, investitures failed and a year and a half without full government functions; the regime has taken some air, but it is flawed by a structural crisis still far from being closed. The prospect opens big questions it has emerged as a weak government, crossed by contradictions, starting with a camera Members of the middle, with many promises to keep, with the claim of self-determination and freedom of the Catalan political prisoners ahead, with symptoms of crisis in the world economy and political instability in the EU. It would be a mistake to forget two questions: First, the PSOE has a history of adjustment, corruption, servility to the bankers and big business. further, Pedro Sanchez is "The man of the thousand faces", one for each time and interlocutor willing to be functional to their interests. Second, UP is postulated that no change content background "from inside", Pablo Iglesias has ratified the shelve irritating to the demands postulates Social Democrats. We do not support the investiture, We welcome the positions of the members of the CUP that neither did from a position of left and no expectations we place in the government of Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias.
Reformism is not output. In a situation of questioning the institutional, social unrest and mass demonstrations of pensioners, Feminists and Catalan; UP, ERC, eh Bildu and the PNV would have thrown a lifeline to the PSOE. United we can, with Izquierda Unida, the Communist Party and We common They gave a qualitative leap in adapting to the regime and to the system. In return they obtained a vice-presidency for Pablo Iglesias and several ministers, among others “progressive positions " from which feed the reactionary utopia of the "Social capitalism". On the other hand, ERC has committed to the "dialogue" who does not yield anything background. It is true that Gabriel said Rufián "Suspicions and warnings" to the PSOE and Montserrat Bassa he gave a harsh speech, but so is that Sanchez, enemy of Catalan self-determination, It took the power of the state with the abstention of the block Left handed. You can not dismiss the balance of the experiences of European center-left SYRIZA in Greece, of the Socialist Party-Left Bloc in Portugal and Latin American currents that dominated the scene over the past decade. Everywhere, the reformists are presented as an option "Progressive change", but do not exceed double standards, do not adopt economic measures to qualitatively improve the conditions of life and work, Access to housing, health and public education and demoralize those who believed in them.
…They feed the reactionary utopia of the "Social capitalism"
More mobilization togas. European justice has issued favorable rulings to recognizing the political immunity of Oriol Junqueras, Toni Comin and Carles Puigdemont as elected MEPs and the Belgian justice has dismissed euroórdenes issued by Spain. Beyond some ambiguities, this is cause for joy at what has been achieved in the fight and leaves bare retrograde character of the Supreme Court, Judges Pablo Llarena, Manuel Marchena and the judiciary whose Constitutional Court has decided that it is legal to fire workers who have taken repeated medical licenses, although they were authorized. At every level, failures are "One of lime and sand", They leave loopholes and give rise to different interpretations. Because, We do not share those called to trust the bourgeois courts, They are under the territory they are. We rely on the international solidarity of workers, in the popular mobilization, civil disobedience, rebellions, general strikes, the organization and organized self-defense. The restoration of democratic and social rights can not wait. It is time that the unions call assemblies and to fight to impose an agenda of labor demands, break with the constraints of the IBEX 35 and EU imperialist bloc. The first step is to support the next general strike in the Basque Country for the 30 from January.
No way out. Only a change of president will not solve anything, not partial and limited amendments to the Constitution as possibly some hint at possible. The regime is exhausted '78, nor the current institutional legacy of Francoism, or the crisis of capitalism can give progressive answers to the great majority of the workers and the people, only act in favor of privileged minorities. To go back to democratic and social demands, we must promote the broadest unity of action demanding the convocation of a Constituent Assembly Free and Sovereign, in which the people can debate and decide their own destiny, today governed by the Constitution of '78 molded Franco. maneuvers, inconsistencies and betrayals put white on black the need to build a new political alternative in the Spanish State, In this sense the CUP can play a very positive role in its realization. you can also make Anticapitalista, break provided United can no longer reaching the criticisms and demands partial programs in the legislature. Izquierda Revolucionaria, organizations that we demand revolutionary socialists and we do not enter into pacts investiture and government, we can promote a call to the anticapitalist regroupment, open to social groups combative and willing to fight for a prospect of profound change, something that would be appealing to those still UP only because "There is no other alternative". Get organized with Sol, member of the International Socialist League, on the strategic path of a workers' government, feminist and ecosocialista and FLT United Socialist Ibéricos.
