BarcelonaThe mammogram scandal is the biggest political crisis Juanma Moreno Bonilla has had to face since becoming president of Andalusia in 2019, and it has awakened the ghost of the Dana and Carlos Mazón in the PP. Why? Because this case affects the heart of Moreno Bonilla's political narrative, based on excellence in management. baron An Andalusian does not base his political capital on cultural wars and polarization, like Isabel Díaz Ayuso, but on occupying the political center and presiding over an executive with technocratic overtones. If his management fails, the story falls apart.
For Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the Andalusian crisis is a bigger thorn in his side than that of Carlos Mazón, whom Génova keeps in office more to avoid giving Pedro Sánchez arguments than out of conviction. On the other hand, Moreno Bonilla is the baron This serves Feijóo to balance the party and ensure that the center of gravity doesn't shift to the right, thanks to Ayuso and Aznar. As in the case of the Dana, this crisis affects the most essential thing: people's lives. Specifically, women who, due to negligence, were not informed that they could be developing cancer or whose delays condemned them to a late diagnosis. As with the Dana, the testimony of the victims is devastating, to the point that Moreno Bonilla has been forced to force the resignation of his Health Minister and take personal responsibility. Not surprisingly, public healthcare, the crown jewel of the Spanish welfare state, has failed dozens of women. In fact, it is still unknown how many.
With eight months to go until the Andalusian elections, initially scheduled for next June, María Jesús Montero was waiting for the right moment to make the jump from the Ministry of Finance to focus on the campaign. It's likely she won't find a more suitable time than now. However, before then, she should present her proposal for regional financing, which, as always, will mean more resources for Andalusia, and which she can sell as a way to strengthen the healthcare system. Mammograms vs. Catalan quota, there is the narrative of the upcoming Andalusian elections.
