In this new scenario that we have encountered, after the past General Elections, and that has been the will of the people we serve, there is not a single party that does not count, in one way or another, no matter how much it seems among the large structures of the four most voted formations.
It has been, precisely, the appearance of new forces, with all that this entails, the main reason why the parliamentary arc is today more diverse and more atomized than ever. But that cannot and should not be negative.
Making an analysis, always critical, it is no less true that voters have sent us a clear message that we cannot ignore: Understand each other. Dialogue. Agree. Talk. And in that situation we are, putting on the table the issues for whose defense the men and women of the Canary Islands voted for us, with the same vocation with which we arrived for the first time in Congress, building bridges and trying to contribute to resolving, as soon as possible, this absence of Government in which we cannot continue much longer.
At the same time, we are moving in the precipitation of the events of the last days, which contrasts with the slowness of these previous two months where nothing happened because nothing was happening. So, when we write this, we have heard, as in a singsong that, because it is repeated, becomes indigestible, that Mr. Rajoy only wants a Government presided over by himself, and Mr. Sánchez, as is obvious, has no interest at this point in understanding each other with the Popular Party, because he has already decided that "he wants political change". His has been a meeting of pure and absolute formality that is appreciated --even because now, in politics, everything is gestures-- but that sheds no light on a situation that is beginning to resemble, to our disappointment, the famous Groundhog Day.
On the other hand –if things have not changed before these words are published-- Podemos is trying again to set the agenda by announcing that it will present a document to Sánchez, with well-defined responsibilities and areas, in which its own and strangers (related to its own) have worked. It would not be bad, if it were not for a small detail: it is the PSOE that has been entrusted to form a Government. And, for the moment, as long as a failure in that attempt is not confirmed, it should be the socialists who set the tone in this concert.
Meanwhile, in the Canary Islands, the only nationalist party, Coalición Canaria, which I represent, is immersed in a process of deep, necessary renovation, recovery and enhancement of our essence and our achievements, which is much more than a 'facelift', as our adversaries, who are not enemies, try to make us see. There are no enemies in this new situation in which, if we manage to live up to it and have a sense of State on both sides, we will be able to obtain great advances as a society, taking advantage of the unique opportunity that is presented to us. There are also no small parties. A vote in Congress, however small it may seem, is worth tilting the balance to one side or the other, to achieve beneficial agreements and not let progress be made along paths of no return. A vote can help build, in the current scenario, a better future for the Canary Islands. And it can prevent the approval of laws against those who have less and need more. In favor of a more supportive State, where singularities and differential facts as evident as those of the Canary archipelago are taken into account. A vote, ours, like that of any other small formation, in a situation that can no longer be analyzed with the rules of politics as we had known it, multiplies its value when it is necessary to carry out projects, laws and advance a country without absolute majorities. Today, as never before, we must take into account those parties with fewer seats because we cannot ignore their voters, nor ignore a reality demonstrated by the events that are happening every day.
It is good to keep in mind that our vote, which counts as never before, will be, as always, a vote for the Canary Islands.
Ana María Oramas, Deputy of Coalición Canaria in Congress
