The departure of Carmen Crespo, Andalusian Minister of Agriculture, to the European Parliament – she will have strong positions on the PP lists, according to Europa Press – forces Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla (PP) to undertake at least one change at the head of a department key in the Autonomous Community.
In this case, according to the sources consulted, the idea of Moreno and the leadership of the Andalusian PP was to demonstrate command and influence and place people he trusted on the lists, beyond the former mayor of Seville, Juan Ignacio Zoido, according to the sources consulted by Public.
Furthermore, European policies are key for the Andalusian countryside, so someone who knows the problem can be useful for the interests of the Andalusian PP. Furthermore, Crespo herself, according to sources, did not see the proposal as bad after more than five years as Minister of Agriculture. The call of Europe is also, for many leaders, a political treat.
Stability
Moreno is little friend of government crises and even more so in the context in which he lives, with the wind in his favor in the polls and with an absolute majority. In fact, the Andalusian president seeks the opposite: he likes and sells the stability card as a balancing factor. Nobody expects, therefore, anything at this moment beyond a change from above in the counseling.
This happened, for example, when the former Minister of Development Marifrán Carazo left the department to lead the PP candidacy in Granada. Moreno limited himself to appointing a new advisor, Rocío Díaz.
Crespo comes from Almería and is a heavyweight in the party: he has his own power. Before the arrival of the PP to San Telmo, Crespo was spokesperson in the Andalusian Parliament and delegate of the Government in Andalusia during part of Mariano Rajoy’s mandate.
