The Marx brothers' cabin
Felipe González was never a saint of my devotion, but he inspires me with deep respect. Respect that was won by the three absolute majorities, having ruled in Spain for more than 12 years. The great Italian political scientist Giovanni Sartori, prize Princess of Asturias of the Social Sciences puts as an example of a model of parties, that of predominant party, They are characterized by the existence of a party that obtains the support of a large majority of voters, This makes it possible to govern with an absolute majority in a framework where political pluralism exists. The dominant party may therefore cease to be so at any time, since competition is permitted. Sartori in defining it does not specify the period of time for a system to be considered of predominant party. However, it considers that obtaining three consecutive absolute majorities can be taken as a sufficient indicator.
Felipe González always had some communication skills that are missing in the current panorama. He ruled from 1982-1996 and three times with an absolute majority. In 1993, in a climate of institutional corruption, he still managed to win 159 seats.
The other day Felipe González spoke online at a meeting organized by Nueva Economía Forum and described the current government as "a cabin of the Marx brothers".
Don’t be angry, I don’t say it. The former president was fine with the ways and styles of governing of the current government team. He recalled the need to pass laws, and not govern with the hand of decree law and recalled that leadership is measured by the ability to generate trust and credit. He stressed the need to reach agreements and build consensus to rebuild, but the current climate of confrontation does not facilitate this. Citizens are fed up with the tension and want solutions.
I anticipate those who can argue against saying that Felipe Gonzalez squandered his legacy by ceasing to live as a true socialist. Yes, it’s true, we’ve seen him on luxury ships being groped with oil by female hands. But don’t forget, we are now also experiencing contradictions between discourse and practice. For a long time, twelve cars of the Civil Guard have been guarding the villa of Pablo Iglesias, who came to rescue those from below is now afraid of his own "people".
Victoria Rodríguez Blanco