MADRID, Spain – The government intends to once again approve the housing decrees that Congress struck down last Friday at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, with the dissolution of the Cortes following the election call meaning ratification will no longer take place in the congressional plenary that rejected them, but in the Permanent Deputation, the body that assumes some of the chamber’s functions when parliament is dissolved.
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From Moncloa they indicate that the texts will not be exactly the same as those that emerged from the Cabinet a week ago, but will contain technical changes to justify their reapproval.
This route changes the playing field, as Junts would no longer be decisive and the executive would seek to gather support among the PSOE, Sumar and their partners. The decree against evictions could move forward if it keeps the backing of the PNV, which has yet to confirm its support and has announced it will study the matter, along with EH Bildu, ERC and Podemos, while the rental contracts decree would find ratification more difficult. The Permanent Deputation must vote on them within 30 days of their publication.
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In any case, the Basque nationalists have left their position on the first decree up in the air, something they will address in a meeting this Monday, indicating only that their stance will be one of protecting the vulnerable and defending the small property owner, and that they will decide after an in-depth analysis of the fine print of the text and its processing, according to party sources.
