{"id":65477,"date":"2026-06-14T06:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=65477"},"modified":"2026-06-14T06:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:55:09","slug":"the-suspicious-message-from-socialist-minister-oscar-puente-about-the-upcoming-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/06\/14\/the-suspicious-message-from-socialist-minister-oscar-puente-about-the-upcoming-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"The suspicious message from socialist Minister \u00d3scar Puente about the upcoming elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The coalition government of socialists and communists led by Pedro S\u00e1nchez is going through a desperate political situation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/04\/23\/a-video-from-the-psoe-that-would-bring-down-the-government-in-another-country-why-not-in-spain\/\">A video from the PSOE that would bring down the government in another country: why not in Spain?<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/03\/28\/spain-the-private-estate-of-the-socialists-the-list-of-institutions-that-they-have-colonized\/\">Spain, the private estate of the socialists: the list of institutions that they have colonized<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>Today, <strong>the serious socialist corruption scandals<\/strong>, especially the indictment of former president Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez Zapatero, are bringing <strong>the possibility of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) being indicted for illegal financing ever closer<\/strong>. This is precisely the red line drawn by some of the government's parliamentary partners who are considering withdrawing their support.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of considering resigning and calling elections, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elespanol.com\/espana\/politica\/20260614\/sanchez-inventa-conspiracion-junio-dias-criticos-portavoz-dice-jueces-quieren-echarle-verano\/1003744285264_0.html\" target=\"_blank\">the government has decided to resort once again to conspiracy theories to present itself as the victim<\/a> of an alleged conspiracy by judges. <strong>It's a rehash of the old children's argument that the teacher gives you a bad grade because they have it in for you<\/strong>, but used by a government of a European Union country in <strong>a blatant campaign to discredit the Judiciary<\/strong> to intimidate judges and prevent them from continuing to investigate socialist corruption, <strong>a despicable and anti-democratic campaign that this week already prompted<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldebate.com\/espana\/castilla-y-leon\/20260612\/presidenta-supremo-reprende-dureza-gobierno-sanchez-continuos-ataques-jueces_428043.html\" target=\"_blank\">a strong criticism from the President of the Supreme Court<\/a>, reminding everyone that representatives elected by the citizens \"are also subject to the Law\".<\/p>\n<p>Within the framework of that campaign, <strong>yesterday the Minister of Transport, the socialist \u00d3scar Puente<\/strong> (a man who remains in that position despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/03\/17\/political-responsibility-for-the-adamuz-tragedy-is-confirmed-and-oscar-puente-is-distracted\/\">his political responsibility in the Adamuz train accident<\/a>, which resulted in 46 deaths), following his custom of dedicating himself more to posting on Twitter than to attending to his duties as minister, <strong>published two scandalous messages that show the degree of derangement that exists in the government and in the PSOE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"margin:20px 0 20px 0;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Hay quienes quieren caer o caen involuntariamente en la trampa de los golpistas. No es mi caso ni el del gobierno, ni el del PSOE.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00d3scar Puente (@oscar_puente_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oscar_puente_\/status\/2065791217988690145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oscar_puente_\/status\/2065791217988690145\" target=\"_blank\">the first of those messages<\/a> (above), \u00d3scar Puente stated: <em>\"<strong>There are those who want to fall or fall involuntarily into the trap of the coup plotters<\/strong>. This is not my case, nor that of the government, nor that of the PSOE.\"<\/em> Puente does not say which coup plotters or which coup he is referring to, but it is not difficult to imagine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/06\/30\/socialist-santos-cerdan-in-prison-a-good-day-to-remember-the-manifesto-of-shame\/\">in 2024 journalists aligned with the government published a manifesto speaking of \"judicial and media coups\"<\/a>, <strong>in a reference to the judges and media investigating socialist corruption<\/strong>, as if investigating corruption when it affects that part of the left makes you something like Antonio Tejero.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, <strong>if a minister believes a coup is underway, their obligation is to report it to the courts<\/strong>, presenting any evidence or indications they have. <strong>If he fails to do so, it's because the alleged coup is a fabrication intended to criminalize those investigating socialist corruption<\/strong>. The problem is that this fabrication is losing ground every day. <strong>There is already so much evidence of socialist scandals that some left-wing journalists are distancing themselves from the PSO<\/strong>E, and that's precisely what Puente is trying to prevent.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"margin:20px 0 20px 0;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Quien dice que salgamos del gobierno con las manos en alto, saldr\u00e1 de las elecciones con el rabo entre las piernas. Queda dicho.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00d3scar Puente (@oscar_puente_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oscar_puente_\/status\/2065791564547268758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oscar_puente_\/status\/2065791564547268758\" target=\"_blank\">Puente's second message<\/a> (above) <strong>goes from a hoax to a threatening tone<\/strong>, something not unusual for a minister known for his rudeness and arrogant, cocky attitude. In this message, the minister states: <em>\"<strong>Whoever says we should leave the government with our hands up will leave the elections with their tails between their legs. That's settled<\/strong>.\"<\/em> A curious statement, considering that two of the PSOE's most recent organizational secretaries (including a minister) have recently been imprisoned for such scandals.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, <strong>Puente's forecast contrasts sharply with the poor results shown by almost all electoral polls for the PSOE.<\/strong> The only exception is the surveys conducted by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS), controlled by the government, which consistently show a clear bias in favor of the PSOE. We are talking about <strong>a government headed by a socialist leader who, in October 2016<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/04\/23\/a-video-from-the-psoe-that-would-bring-down-the-government-in-another-country-why-not-in-spain\/\">caused a scandal within his own party due to electoral fraud<\/a> in the primary elections to choose a new general secretary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When a minister in that government speaks with such certainty about the outcome of the upcoming general elections, we have legitimate reasons to suspect<\/strong>, especially considering the precedent of 2016 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldebate.com\/espana\/20260603\/asalto-censo-electoral-grave-gobierno-externalice-nacionalizacion-expres-ley-nietos_423889.html\" target=\"_blank\">the manipulation of the electoral register that the government is carrying out with the so-called Grandchildren Law<\/a>. Perhaps the rigged results from the CIS (Center for Sociological Research) are an attempt to justify a possible electoral rigging? Given what we've seen, <strong>the next general elections in Spain should have an army of international observers to guarantee their fairness<\/strong>, because currently Spaniards no longer have any reason to trust this government, which invents conspiracy theories to cover up its corruption cases and intimidate judges.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/psoe\/albums\/72177720317504783\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PSOE<\/a>. The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, with the Minister of Transport, \u00d3scar Puente, at a public event of the PSOE in Valladolid on June 1, 2024.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coalition government of socialists and communists led by Pedro S\u00e1nchez is going through a desperate political situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11415,10398],"tags":[6682,693,2721,10641,10796],"class_list":["post-65477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-plana-english","category-spain","tag-oscar-puente","tag-psoe","tag-pedro-sanchez-castejon","tag-political-corruption","tag-socialism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}