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Castilla-La Mancha Equality Minister Retracts 2017 Primary Claims as Left Faction Demands Dismissal

The episode intensifies pressure on Emiliano García-Page to decide on consequences following a provincial denial of irregularities.

Overview

  • IS-PSOE-CLM formally asked regional leader Emiliano García-Page to remove Sara Simón or secure her resignation, warning it will take the case to the PSOE’s Comité de Garantías if there is no action.
  • Sara Simón issued a public apology and full retraction of her remarks, describing them as a personal error and stressing that no one prompted her statements.
  • Her original comments suggested unexplained surges of participants in some local groups during the 2017 primaries, a claim the Guadalajara PSOE rejected before Simón walked it back.
  • PP regional secretary Carolina Agudo demanded immediate action from García-Page, arguing that Simón should be dismissed if she lied or that any alleged irregularities be taken to court if true.
  • The remarks were made in the context of PSOE equality officials meeting about internal harassment complaints linked to ex-adviser Francisco Salazar, and García-Page has not announced a decision.