Sánchez defends the 'no to war' stance in Congress after Junts' endorsement of the anti-crisis package

BarcelonaPedro Sánchez carries this matí his "no to war" to Congress. After having secured the support of Junts - and therefore, a majority in the chamber - to package of measures to mitigate the effects of the conflict in the Middle EastThe Spanish president, who will appear in the chamber to defend Spain's rejection of the offensive launched by Israel and the United States against Iran, will be voted on Thursday.

The appearance, at his own request and also requested by the PP, comes four weeks after the start of the conflict and two days after the PP's Juanma Moreno Bonilla called early elections in Andalusia. It wouldn't be surprising if Sánchez, who still has to announce... the replacement of Vice President María Jesús MonteroHe will use his speech in Congress as a first act of his pre-campaign. Not surprisingly, the PSOE is seizing on the conservatives' ambiguities regarding Donald Trump to align them with the war supporters.

The Socialist leader, after whom the other groups will speak, appears confident in having secured the passage of the decree with fiscal measures to mitigate the impact of the war, which includes a reduction in VAT on fuel, electricity, and gas. Junts gave the Spanish government a lifeline on Tuesday with its support, in exchange for a gesture from the PSOE to exempt self-employed workers with an annual income of less than €85,000 from VAT, as explained by spokesperson Míriam Nogueras.

Sánchez will appeal to the responsibility of all groups to pass the anti-crisis package and, once again, will attack the PP, which on Tuesday asked him to postpone the vote in order to negotiate.