Sánchez: "He has shown his face. Of his own free will. Thank you so much, partner"

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has reacted to the resignation of his Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, through his

The head of the Executive has assured that politicians like him dignify our country and show us that we are not all the same" and has shown his gratitude to who has been his political shield: "Thank you for so much, partner." Sánchez has also taken advantage of his brief writing to throw a dart at his political rivals: "While some only give lessons, others give everything."

Puente's resignation has caught the President of the Government by surprise since he informed him only a few minutes before announcing it publicly at the end of his appearance this Tuesday before the Permanent Deputation of Congress. This is what Puente himself explained to journalists, at the end of a session that lasted more than four hours and that concluded with his resignation also from leading the PSOE candidacy for Valladolid in the November 29 elections.

The notice to the president came shortly before the announcement, although, according to the minister, he had made the decision in the first minutes after the Urda train accident, which occurred on October 28. "I made the decision about my future in the first minutes after the tragedy, as I was heading to the Adif control center, so I let my family know," he said.

Political reactions

The political reactions have not been long in coming, the PP spokesperson in Congress, Ester Muñoz, declared this Tuesday night in Congress that the resignation "comes 116 dead late", in reference to the victims of the train accidents in Adamuz (Córdoba) and Urda (Toledo) in less than a year.