Do Pedro Sánchez and four of his ministers have degrees 'purchased' from private universities?

One of the biggest flaws of some people who are involved in politics is that they are loudmouths who speak without thinking about what they are going to say.

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María Jesús Montero criticizes the existence of private universities

Yesterday, the First Vice President and Minister of Finance in Pedro Sánchez's government, the socialist María Jesús Montero, criticized the existence of private universities at a PSOE rally in Málaga. Her words can be heard in this video:

🗣️ María Jesús Montero acusa a los alumnos de la universidad privada de «comprarse el título» pic.twitter.com/smHDBl3nAW

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In the first part of the video, Montero states the following:

Private universities: they are the main threat to the working class, offering a glimmer of hope to those families who will only rise in the seats... rise in the social ladder through effort, through knowledge, through training. We cannot allow someone to buy a degree and training in competition with the son of a worker, who cannot buy a degree.

Attacking a fundamental right for the second day in a row

With these statements, and for the second day in a row, this socialist minister is once again attacking a fundamental right. On Saturday, it was the presumption of innocence, which she criticized, stating that it is "ahead of the testimony of young women". This Sunday, the right attacked was freedom of education, protected by Article 27 of the Spanish Constitution, point 6 of which "recognizes the freedom of individuals and legal entities to create educational centers." It is a right that the PSOE has been threatening for many years and in various ways.

That the Minister of Finance dislikes this right is no surprise. María Jesús Montero was a member of the Young Communists and in the dictatorships of that totalitarian ideology, education is not free, as it is a state monopoly used to indoctrinate students. Judging by her recent anti-democratic statements, it seems that Montero is returning to the totalitarian ideas of her youth, if she ever abandoned them.

Sánchez and four of his ministers have degrees from private universities.

Furthermore, Montero should know who he shares a seat with in the Council of Ministers, since Pedro Sánchez and four of his ministers have university degrees obtained from private institutions:

• The socialist Pedro Sánchez Castejón, the president of the government, obtained his degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Royal Universitary Center María Cristina de El Escorial (RCUMCE), a private institution founded in 1892 and affiliated with the CEU San Pablo University since 2024. At the time Sánchez obtained his degree, the RCUMCE was affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid. In addition, Sánchez has a doctorate in Economics from the Camilo José Cela University, a private university founded in 2000 in Villanueva de la Cañada (Madrid). Source: La Moncloa.
• The socialist Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez, Minister of the Interior, obtained his law degree from the University of Deusto, a private university founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus in Bilbao. Source: La Moncloa.
• The socialist José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Foreign Affairs, also earned his law degree from the University of Deusto, like Marlaska. Source: La Moncloa.
• The socialist Elma Saiz Delgado, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migration, earned her law degree from the University of Navarra, a private university founded in 1952 by Opus Dei in Pamplona. Saiz also holds a Master's Degree in Tax Consulting from the same university. Source: La Moncloa.
• The socialist Jordi Hereu i Boher, Minister of Industry and Tourism, earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from ESADE, a private business school founded in 1958 and currently affiliated with Ramon Llull University, a private university founded in 1990 in Barcelona. Hereu also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE. Source: La Moncloa.

Given this data, when Montero accuses graduates from private universities of "buying" their degrees, as he did yesterday at that socialist rally in Malaga in front of hundreds of people, was he thinking of those colleagues in government?

A minister determined to launch a daily stupidity

Whatever the answer to that question, Montero is perfectly free to spout at least one stupid thing a day to demonstrate to her potential voters her intellectual background and the trust she deserves as a leader. What she has no right to do is falsely accuse thousands of university graduates of buying their degrees, which were also obtained through effort, knowledge, and training.

Furthermore, as a member of a government that swore to uphold the Constitution upon taking office, it is intolerable that Montero denies a fundamental right such as freedom of education, exhibiting a totalitarian attitude that disqualifies her from holding office in a democratic government. This woman should have been removed long ago, and if Sánchez keeps her in her position, it is because, deep down, he feels comfortable around people as mediocre and who despise democracy as much as he does.

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Photo: PSOE.