The future Compromís candidate for the mayoralty of Valencia and former vice-president of the Consell, Mónica Oltra, has called to put democracy back at the center to stop the far-right. According to her, "here we will beat them." Oltra argues that everything depends on assuming the power of democracy: "Isn't it the power of the people? Then let it be so in reality. And here we will beat them."
She expressed this today during an event organized by Facua, titled "Stopping the Far-Right," in Valencia. Oltra emphasized that "regulation" is key for democracy to regain control. She explains the importance of separating powers: "You cannot have a state power without democratic control. Therefore, everything implies taking the power of democracy," she stressed.
Oltra maintains that much action is needed, but also much reflection. "It is not inevitable that the far-right will come. If we don't want it, they won't come. I don't believe in the inevitability of this. In this country, every time someone has said 'they shall not pass,' they have passed. Therefore, I don't want to stop them, I want to beat them."
At this point, the candidate wondered how to beat the far-right, warning that it has, above all, money. She ironically stated: "If you are so patriotic, do us the favor of gifting Spain the money you will earn. Give all profits to Spain and thus we will have resources for dependency, healthcare, and education, and everything that makes it worthwhile to say that one lives in Spain."
Oltra remarks that many are "patriots of the color of money," because "their homeland is the color of money from every coin from the countries" where they have offshore companies. According to Oltra, "anyone who has come down from a dinghy, buys a lollipop and pays the VAT on the lollipop is more patriotic than a man who takes his companies to Panama."
The Compromís candidate has emphasized concepts such as fraternity and conscience: "Of the three aphorisms (liberty, equality, fraternity), I believe that now we must work on fraternity. Because only from fraternity will we emerge, because the greatest enemy is individualism. Only in collectivity do you recognize yourself."
She also defended conscience: "We will not survive individually. There is no individual exit. And whoever believes they have one will be the first to fall." Oltra maintains that progress is only made in communion: "On the day of the heavy rainfall, it wasn't just one person who came to remove mud. Many people risked their lives to save others. That is what it is to be human."
Oltra also reflected on the role of young people and considers it essential to listen to them: "We tell them too many things and listen to them too little. They have a lot to say. We shouldn't just see them as 'you are the future,' because they are the present, they are alive."
Speaking about her candidacy for the mayoralty of Valencia, Oltra states that "everything that is close interests you more." She questions social interest in the Spanish Ministry of Defense or the Spanish police, compared to the proximity of healthcare, education, or social services.
She emphasizes that state competencies "are very far from daily life" and that is why she has always been more interested in "our land." "We have our headquarters here and we focus on our land."
Oltra says she is "not" a "patriot of acronyms," but "of causes" and maintains that "the most important cause now is the human one and the fight for life." She points out that "the oligarchy has declared war on life." She defends a project that transcends acronyms and includes everyone: "It must not only transcend acronyms, but also the parties of the winning candidacy."
On the need to unite the left beyond the Spanish PSOE, she opines that an exciting project is needed and highlights that "what matters is the 'what'." She added: "The objective must be ambitious, not timid. We must go all out, because our lives depend on it."
Regarding the judicial process affecting her, Oltra considers her resignation to be the result of an "invented novel." She points out: "The far-right, media outlets, an invented novel, a judge who says there is no evidence, a judicial hierarchy that allows it to continue, and governing partners who said 'here's the door, either you leave or I have to kick you out'." "Everyone knows how this story ended. Since they couldn't win at the polls, they stirred it up afterwards. How many things did the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community, Section Four, overturn for us?" she added.
She criticizes an "intrusion into the legislative power by the judicial hierarchy, which simply did not accept that the majority was democratically elected."
