Sumar says he is not aware of the complaints, but more and more voices are calling for responsibility

Add confirmed again that he had no evidence for this allegations of harassment about his former parliamentary spokesman Íñigo Errejón until this week, but other voices on the left point out that there is already complaints which have been circulating about his alleged for some time sexist behavior and they ask the formation to take on some form of political responsibility.

Sumar’s communications secretary, Elizabeth Duvalhas assured that since he joined the project during the 23J election campaign, he had no complaints against the former deputy, as in that case he would not have been on the candidate lists and any internal complaint would have been justified. However, he was self-critical in emphasizing that although they were not aware of previous complaints, ‘they should have known’.

It is clear that this case causes a deep wound in the education, which has feminism as its banner. All this at a time when the party is going through a very complicated situation despite its short existence, as the party was founded shortly before the 2023 general elections and was officially established last March.

The formation of Yolanda Diaz It has just obtained its historically minimal support in the last CIS (6.3%) and is in the middle of a restructuring process following the resignation of the government’s second vice president as leader of Sumar due to the poor results of the European elections.

Sumar plans one meeting in mid-December to define its leadership, which is now in the hands of a collegial leadership of four members, and to specify its role in a political panorama with a highly fragmented left and ongoing tensions with Podemos.

After the resignation of Errejón, who was responsible for coordinating Sumar’s political document in this meeting, the election of a new spokesperson for the parliamentary group of Congress, of which other formations such as IU, Compromís or the commons are part of, also awaits to finish.

In general, these formations linked to Sumar in Congress prefer to remain silent and give Yolanda Díaz’s formation time to process this issue, although privately they recognize the damage that the Errejón case is causing in the entire space.

The former member of the Sumar Executive, María Eugenia Rodríguez Palopwho left office this summer, has said that other previous anonymous reports were known in June 2023 and that it was probably late. “The attention that should have been given was not given,” he acknowledged.

The federal coordinator of IU, Antonio Maillohas “demanded accountability from those who did nothing, if they had any knowledge or indication” regarding the sexual harassment and sexist behavior complaints of Sumar’s former spokesperson in Congress, Íñigo Errejón.

On Thursday the former leader of Podemos said, Pablo Iglesiaspointed out about the Errejón case that there had already been a new complaint in Madrid about a sexist attack caused by the former parliamentary spokesperson.

For her part, the first vice president of Spanish government, Mary Jesus Monterohas emphasized the “strength” with which Sumar, a partner of the PSOE in the executive branch, has responded, and is convinced that this political formation will cooperate with Justice “in whatever is necessary.”

The Minister of Territorial Policy, Angel Victor Torreshas demanded “that we go to the end and all responsibilities are taken away”, without asking Sumar for an explanation. “If anyone knew, they didn’t know… The important thing is that it is already known and action is taken,” he said.

The Minister of Equality, Ana Redondohas asked Errejón for courage to “come forward” and face justice, saying he hopes “the full weight of the law” will fall on him.

On the contrary, PP and Vox They have accused Sumar of covering up allegations of sexist violence. Sumar’s management has not convinced the PP, which has called for Yolanda Díaz to be held accountable and demanded that whoever covered up this behavior be removed from the front line. Moreover, Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s party has denounced the “hypocrisy” of the left through several voices.

“If Yolanda Díaz knew about this and covered it up, she must immediately take responsibility,” the PP spokesperson in Congress said. Miguel Tellado. For her part, the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusohas pointed out that the “banner” of feminism is falling on the left and has said she is surprised to think that “this has been going on for a long time and it has been kept hidden.”

The far-right Vox party assumes that Díaz covered up the accusations. “Pedro Sánchez and his associates are a danger to women. And his vice president, an accomplice,” he said. Santiago Abascal in X.