The pact reached between the Community of Madrid and the unions with which the strike called since November in primary care in the region ends is a political victory for Isabel Díaz Ayuso two months before the elections of May 28, in which she aspires to an absolute majority. The agreement defuses one of the biggest threats to the president from an electoral point of view and the element of attrition that her political rivals have used most strongly with
tra su Gobierno.
The fine print of the commitment reveals, however, that in Madrid's primary care there is a problem, as in many other autonomous communities with different nuances, and that this problem should be addressed. Time will allow us to check if the changes that are going to be introduced do not represent a simple patch.
'People's' politics has withstood almost five months of strike
-It is true that very irregular, with a participation that had been greatly reduced in recent weeks-
and two large demonstrations against his health management to finally sign notable concessions to doctors and pediatricians.
In the economic section, all of them will receive a fixed monthly supplement of 450 euros. To this will be added
A plus of 500 euros for those who choose the afternoon shift and another 300 for those who work three and four afternoons a week.
In addition, the Ministry of Health reduces the number of patients they must attend (a maximum of 30 a day doctors and 20 pediatricians).
The professionals must now fulfill their part of the deal, after the notorious gaps that in the health centers have generated
the numerous sick leaves registered after the pandemic.
The agreement comes at a favorable time for Ayuso. On the one hand, the European Prosecutor's Office against Fraud has archived its investigation into the alleged embezzlement of European funds in the contract for the supply of 250,000 masks in which his brother participated, "for not attending sufficient evidence of the commission of a crime". On the other hand, the debate on the collection of the thermal social bonus by the Vice-President of the Community,
Enrique Ossorio, because his family is large and despite his high salary and wealth, has become like a boomerang against Ayuso's maximum rival on the left, Monica Garcia.
(Más Madrid), who, after denouncing the case as a "shame" and demanding the cessation of Ossorio, has been forced to recognize that her home, with three children and a high economic level, has also received this help. (Legal charges in both cases).
Thirdly, Ayuso's latest decisions also benefit Ayuso.
. The possible relegation of the party, which is wrong with the
operation Tamames
, will be key for the leader to
popular
achieve the majority he seeks to govern without depending on Vox.