The formation of Yolanda Díaz made this decision based on the fact that the ERC will “predictably” be one of the “supports for the investiture” of Pedro Sánchez and therefore “for the coalition government”.
Sumar has decided to transfer two of its Catalan deputies to the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) to make it easier for this party to form its own parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies.
The platform led by Yolanda Díaz, who won 31 seats in the last general election, has acted in this way, counting on the ERC being “predictably one of the” pillars for the inauguration” of Pedro Sánchez and thus “of the coalition government”.
Congressional rules allow this form a group to parties that comply with the following requirements: have 15 seats or, with a minimum of five, more than 5% of the vote in all of Spain or 15% in the constituencies in which they agree. PP, PSOE, Vox and Sumar meet the first requirement; EH Bildu and PNV, the second.
Republican Leftlike JXCat, it has seven alternates, but does not reach 15% in two constituencies, nor in all of Catalonia. Sumar’s idea is to help them overcome that minimum by handing over their Catalan deputies before the deadline ends next Friday.
In concrete terms, the coalition will give up its deputy from Girona, Jùlia Boada, and that from Tarragona, Félix Alonso, so that add your vote percentages to ERC’s in those counties and thus exceed 15% where the Republicans do not arrive alone.
Once the group is formed, these two deputies would leave the ERC group to join Sumar, according to sources from the formation led by Yolanda Díaz.
The Congress Table, which is autonomous in interpreting the regulations, will be responsible for giving the green light to this solution, so that the ERC has its own group. This practice is allowed in some legislatures.
It’s important to get your own group because it allows you to collect the grants from Congress. In addition, the political groups have a fixed time to intervene in the debates, unlike the Mixed Group whose members have to divide the times.
Currently, the parliamentary groups PP, Vox, EH Bildu and PNV have been formed.
Source: EITB
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