A ghost vote from the empty seat of Vox in the Madrid Assembly during the last plenary session has caused an investigation to be opened this Monday to clarify the events. The parliamentary spokesperson for the group involved, Rocío Monasteryhas stated that It was due to a “technical error” that was not serious. and that the president of the House was notified at the time. However, the PP spokesperson, Carlos Díaz-Pache, considers that it was a “human error” that will have to be investigated and proceeded as required by law.
After the resignation of Vox’s number two in Madrid, José Luis Ruiz Bartolomé, on January 25, The party remains with 10 deputies, until its replacement takes office this week, Íñigo Henríquez de Luna. However, during last Thursday’s vote on the Amendment to the entire Más Madrid Group to the Circular Economy Law project, 11 votes were counted since the formation.
“The two seats were lit, I tried to turn it off, I pressed all the buttons and it wouldn’t turn off. We talked about it and notified the president (of the Assembly)”, explained Monasterio. During the plenary session, the president of the Chamber, Enrique Ossorio, warned after the vote about the incident and about an erroneous vote that would be subtracted from the final result. “These are things about technology that from time to time they happen, they will have to adapt it so that it does not happen again, in any case the vote does not affect the result, it is not serious,” added the spokesperson.
Despite this, the regional representative body has notified the party of the opening of an investigation to explain what happened. The Chamber has reported in a statement that it will bring together the parties to elucidate the facts and take the appropriate measures in accordance with the regulations established by the regulations of the Madrid Assembly.
From the Popular Party, they contradict Monasterio’s version and allege that “It’s not a technical failure, it’s a human failure,” stated the popular spokesperson, Díaz-Pache. The leader has detailed that, although one of the incidents related to the placement of a deputy in a seat that did not belong to him was clarified, it is still necessary to clarify who pressed the button during the amendment: “Someone had to press it.”
