Partners of major Spanish employers CEO They are called to an electoral board on November 23, which must elect a new president for the next four years. The current leader of businessmen, Antonio Garamendi, confirmed to his leadership that he will present himself again this Wednesday. What is not yet clear is whether, at key moments in the legislature, after a section of the employers’ union shows clear internal differences with the current leadership, there will be an alternative nomination for the presidency that seeks to challenge him.
“After consulting with different organizations that are part of the CEO, I informed the Board today of my intention to renew the mandate for the next 4 years,” Garamendi said on Twitter. In business circles, Garamendi’s re-election candidacy came naturally, even though the current president has refrained from publicly confirming such an assumption. He did that this Wednesday, and now it’s his turn to go into opposition. Currently the federation of self-employed, ATAHe has already suggested that he will support Garamendi as he voted “unanimously” on the board this Wednesday.
So far, Garamendi has not had a quiet mandate, and there are a few internal differences that he has had to deal with within a highly diverse organization, both regionally and sectorally. The early stages of his tenure were characterized by numerous agreements in social dialogue with trade unions and the Government. He signed an increase of the minimum wage to 900 euros and then agreed on all issues during a pandemic. extensions joyful
The big deal that marked his first term is a ‘yes’ to labor reform. A position that gives him internal rejection workforce development, Madrid employers, cars and agriculture, but Garamendi’s thesis was successful. This ‘yes’ was part of a strategy to minimize damage, as the government would make regulatory changes and Garamendi preferred to enter negotiations to avoid more ambitious reform.
His statements about the amnesty of pro-independence prisoners, whose release they considered a fait accompli by the government, caused another fire both inside and outside. His critics there criticized him for not being tougher on Sánchez’s decision. That period coincided with the bad relations between Garamendi and the PP leader of the time, Pablo Casado. Knowledgeable sources explain that businessmen from the People’s Party leadership have been voiced as possible alternative candidates to Garamendi for this November election. However, the evacuation of Casado by Feijóo and Ayuso interrupted this operation.