In 2022, Pedro Sánchez began the year with completely renewed teams both in the Government, which suffered a major crisis last summer, as well as in the party and in the parliamentary groups. Héctor Gómez replaced Adriana Lastra and Eva Granados to fill the vacancy of Ander Gil, appointed president of the Upper House after Pilar Llop left that post to be appointed Minister of Justice.
The spokesman for the new Federal Executive from the 40th Congress of Valencia turned out to be the deputy for Jaén Felipe Sicilia (Lopera, 1979). A man who was endorsed by his career as a deputy, where he stood out as the scourge of the PP’s corruption in the various investigative commissions promoted by the left in recent legislatures.
However, the change of registration, going from Parliament to carrying the organic voice of the party, does not convince everyone internally, something that places him in the speculation about possible changes of faces to face the last part of the legislature.
Sicily is loyal to Lastra. with which he sometimes shares the interventions in Ferraz. In his case as in others, the long shadow of party heavyweights such as José Luis Ábalos still weighs, who combined his task as Secretary of Organization with ordinary weekly appearances to mark the party’s message.
