The president of the Congress, Meritxell Batet, has decided to act without delay to constitute the Commission for the Control of Reserved Expenses of Congress, that is, the commission that controls the National Intelligence Center (CNI). Parliamentary sources have informed THE NEWSPAPER OF SPAINa newspaper that belongs to the same group as this medium, which after verifying that the PP, especially this party, was not going to favor all groups being represented in said body, since does not dilute the veto of ERC and EH Bildu, has opted for the direct route and promote unlocking this Tuesday. Instead of insisting on consensus, something he has been asking for for months, he has advocated a controversial path: changing the Presidency resolution that regulated the creation of the commission. The PP will no longer be essential with the new text because of the 210 votes that were required, now 176 will be necessary.
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From three-fifths majority to absolute majority. This is the change. The ceiling of the 210 was impossible in the current circumstances; that of 176 is probable and it is enough that the candidates to compose the commission are supported by the 120 deputies of the PSOE, the 33 of United We Can, the 13 of ERC, the 6 of the PNV, the five of EH Bildu and the nine that add JxCat and PDeCAT.
Sources from the Chamber have indicated that during the session of the Congress Table on Tuesday, Batet has reported on his intentions, but he has not exposed the new text in the opinion of the members. He will do that later after obtaining the opinion of the Board of Spokespersons, which he will do this Tuesday. A subsequent meeting of the Board will endorse the resolution that repeals the currentfrom 2004.