A dozen former officials of the governments of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero signed a manifesto titled "Yes I was there" in claiming that stage and respond to Government manifest " Much PSOE to do . "
Among the signatories of this document are Diego López Garrido, Beatriz Corredor, Consuelo Rumi, Inmaculada Rodríguez Piñeiro, Gaspar Zarrías, Mercedes Gallizo, Justo Zambrano, Felix Monteiro, José Enrique Serrano and others, to a total of 21 former senior government Rodriguez Zapatero.
The letter, an opinion which will be published Friday in the edition of El País , comes to light days after socialist leaders, including former Minister of Defence Carme Chacón, online launch a proposal for renewal under the title ‘ PSOE lot to do ‘.
Time will Zapatero giving rightful place in history
The signatories recognize that after the electoral defeat , the Socialists are ahead "much work to do" but "would not be seemly that he who was obviously there, and can say enthusiastically now aspired to suggest otherwise."
"So," they add, "the undersigned declare that ‘being there’ . forming part of the governments that presided Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and we are proud of it. That was our honor to participate in the historic progress in rights, freedoms, but also social welfare, which were achieved in the first term. And we take full responsibility to exercise that characterized the second. "
They believe that "Time will give Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero rightful place in the history of Spain , and in the history of Spanish socialism , "but with this assessment" should be aware of the tremendous support he has had, as president and secretary general of the PSOE, by socialist activists. "
Self-criticism
"Did he make mistakes ? "he says," Sure. And with him all the members of their management teams in both the government and the party. Were there other alternatives to address the crisis? No doubt, "but note that during the first legislature, "defended the program with sincerity and courage" and that he had continued to make the second "if I had not touched manage the worst economic crisis we have known since the crash of 29".
The signatories remember the victories "are daughters of a thousand fathers and defeat, orphans , "but noted," many members of the PSOE think this loss is so broad and collective. "
"Those who have had responsibility in recent years, the government or the party, we must now exercise self-criticism in the first person singular. And yet we believe that many of the achievements of recent years has a name: Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Thank you, President , "they conclude.
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