PSOE strategist Montero says upcoming general strike targets the opposition

During a news conference at the PSOE headquarters in Sevilla, María Jesús Montero, the party’s vice-secretary general and newly appointed director of strategy for Pedro Sánchez, described the forthcoming general strike as a move against the opposition rather than the government. She argued that the opposition’s decision to overturn the housing decree prompted the unions CCOO and UGT to organize the strike in defense of housing rights.

Montero highlighted the government's efforts to improve social conditions and accused the opposition of trying to pass decrees through the Diputación Permanente. While she praised the strike as a stand for progress, she clarified that neither the PSOE nor the administration will formally participate. The remarks aim to frame the labor action as politically motivated against rival parties.