The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, leaves the door open for the third vice president and Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, to become the head of the PSOE for the elections on June 9.
In response to questions from the Spanish press during his appearance this Friday in Dublin alongside the Irish Prime Minister, Sánchez praised the political figure of his vice president and focused on her successes at the European level regarding the deployment of her policies. “Teresa Ribera can be everything she sets her mind to, because if she has shown anything in Spain and in Europe, it is that all the proposals she has made regarding climate change and energy policy have gone ahead and have been good for the citizens,” he said. President.
Ribera herself has also raised the possibility of her candidacy this Friday. “In this campaign I see myself as an important asset of my Government and my party.” He has thus responded to the question of whether he sees himself as the headliner for the PSOE in the next European elections on June 9.
“I'm sure I'm going to be an important actor. Regarding who heads the list or how the Government is represented in the Commission, they transcend me and will be communicated by the appropriate bodies,” he said in reference to Pedro Sánchez after having made a plea in defense of the need to maintain the green agenda, which is its main portfolio, as an absolute priority of the EU.
Ribera is one of the names that has been heard for months in the socialist ranks as the head of the PSOE list and the high representative, Josep Borrell, this week poured cold water on the possibility of repeating it by ensuring that he wants to finish his term in the fall. despite the fact that the PSOE also looks at him. “In one place or another I will be very happy,” he said.
