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He said that the Vox group was not in the resolution to recognize Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez<\/big><\/p>\n
This morning, Esteban Gonz\u00e1lez Pons<\/strong>, third vice-president of the European Parliament and institutional deputy general secretary of the Popular Party<\/strong>, gave an interview to Federico Jim\u00e9nez Losantos on esRadio<\/a>, in which he stated the following (minute 5:24) regarding the vote held today in the European Parliament<\/a> that has recognized Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez as the legitimate president of Venezuela:<\/p>\n \"We have not been able to sign a joint declaration, signed by everyone. The one that recognises Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez is signed only by the Meloni group and the Popular group. We have not been able to include the Vox group<\/strong> and we have not been able to include the liberals and socialists, but we trust that there will be leaks of votes between the liberals and the socialists that will allow us to gather a sufficient majority for this motion to be approved.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The official document that proves that Gonz\u00e1lez Pons lied<\/big><\/p>\n This morning, after learning of Gonz\u00e1lez Pons' statement, Vox MEP Hermann Tertsch posted a brief message on Twitter<\/a>: \"Esteban Gonz\u00e1lez Pons is a despicable liar<\/strong>.\"<\/em> This message was accompanied by the following photo (click on the image to see it enlarged):<\/p>\n This document is the draft of<\/strong> the resolution approved today<\/a>. In the document, which refutes the claim made by Gonz\u00e1lez Pons on esRadio, Hermann Tertsch appears as the rapporteur of that resolution on behalf of PfE (Patriots for Europe)<\/strong>, the parliamentary group to which Vox belongs. On the voting results page (see PDF)<\/a>, it has been supported by 66 PfE MEPs (among them the 6 Vox MEPs) and only 5 Socialists<\/strong>. The rest of the Socialists voted against Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez together with the far left. Let us remember, in case anyone is unaware of this fact, that the Popular Party and the Socialists are allies in the European Parliament<\/a>.<\/p>\n In case anyone thinks that Hermann Tertsch has made up this document,<\/strong> I looked it up on the European Parliament website: it can be read here in Spanish<\/a> and here in English<\/a>. In both cases, Hermann Tertsch is listed as the rapporteur of the resolution on behalf of PfE.<\/p>\n In 2018, Gonz\u00e1lez Pons called for \u201cEuropean legislation that puts limits on liars\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n Thus, this official document proves that Gonz\u00e1lez Pons lied in that interview<\/strong>. This fact is very serious in a politician, but in the case of the PP MEP it is even paradoxical: in 2018, Gonz\u00e1lez Pons asked the EU to legislate to \"put limits on the proliferation of lies on the internet\"<\/a>, stating the following during a debate in the European Parliament: \"lying is as dangerous for freedom as national-populism, and is normally its instrument<\/strong>.\"<\/em> During his speech, Gonz\u00e1lez Pons called for \"European legislation that puts limits on liars.\"<\/em><\/p>\n The logical question that comes to mind is: if Gonz\u00e1lez Pons is capable of lying in a matter that is so easy to prove, what confidence can his word inspire in us in matters that are more difficult to prove?<\/strong> If this MEP from the Popular Party had a minimum of coherence, he should resign today and leave politics<\/strong>. Liars, those who deceive citizens by saying things that they know are not true, do not deserve to be in institutions receiving a public salary.<\/p>\n ---<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54006675353_090d883d2d_b.jpg\")
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