Housing controversy leads Montse Mínguez to leave her PSOE posts
The then Socialist spokeswoman announced on 16 October that she was also stepping down from the party’s leadership and would not stand in the election.
Controversy over the property business of Montse Mínguez’s partner led to the then PSOE spokeswoman leaving her roles in the party. On 16 October, she announced that she was stepping down as spokeswoman and as Secretary for Studies and Programmes on the Federal Executive Committee, and that she would not stand in the election. The PSOE said it respected her decision and thanked her for her work.
The debate centred on the property rental business of Sergi Vélez, Mínguez’s partner, and eviction proceedings attributed to a company linked to him. Mínguez said she had nothing to hide and described the criticism as a political attack. Regarding the proceedings, she explained that one had been settled by agreement and another concerned a commercial premises; she also referred to a third that was planned.
The PP and Vox presented the case as a contradiction of the positions Mínguez had defended in Congress on housing. The controversy arose during the campaign for the general election, called for 29 November.
Meanwhile, on 2 October, Congress had rejected two government decrees on housing and rental stability. The Government approved new texts on the 6th, with the deadline for parliamentary approval set for 13 November. The political debate therefore combines the situation of the spokeswoman with the discussion of housing measures, although they are separate matters: criticism from political parties does not in itself establish any wrongdoing.
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