To know if the UCO is more of the dad or the mom

The Director General of the Guardia Civil, Mercedes González, during the official ceremony of change of command and assumption of office at the Madrid command.
16/06/2026
1 min

The Civil Guard is in turmoil and the different political factions that lean the armed institute one way or another are evident. The PSOE sewers have emerged to the surface and, among the detritus, there are the undignified pressures from the "plumber" Leire Díez and her entourage for the Central Operational Unit to stop meddling. Right-wing newspapers pounce on it, of course. In El Mundo, for example: "58% of socialist voters demand the resignation of Mercedes González." It is the typical ad hominem-instigated poll with conclusions already decided from the outset and which has no value if they do not tell us what percentage of PSOE sympathizers – my bet: very few – knew who on earth the director general of the Civil Guard was. The judo chop is completed with the deceptive use of the verb "demanar, for example: “58% of socialist voters are asking for the resignation of Mercedes González”. It’s the typical commissioned poll In any case, Lorca already sang it, in the poem "Romance de la Guardia Civil española": "They pass, if they want to pass, / and hide in their heads / a vague astronomy / of imprecise pistols". The interference against the UCO is serious, but we should also know if the grievances are founded and if the classic crust is detected, which is in a hurry with some cases and very little with others. Right, Cristóbal Montoro?

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