The Equality Ministry demands an urgent meeting with Moreno over Vox.

Equality Ministry demands urgent meeting with Moreno over transfer of gender violence powers to Vox

The Ministry of Equality has formally requested an urgent meeting with the president of the Andalusian regional government, Juanma Moreno, according to elDiario.es. The purpose of the meeting is the agreement by which the Andalusian government has transferred powers on gender violence to Vox, following the party's entry into the regional executive with its own ministry.

The request comes from the department headed by the Equality minister and follows the assumption by Santiago Abascal's party of the policy area within the new distribution of power in the region. According to the published information, the Andalusian minister involved in the agreement is the Vox one, identified by sources as Bonilla, who holds the Equality portfolio in the regional government.

The institutional clash is set against the division of powers on gender violence between the state and the autonomous community. The central government considers that the transfer of these responsibilities to a political party alters the existing framework of cooperation and has opted to increase pressure on the Andalusian president with an urgent summons.

Moreno, who has governed Andalusia with Vox's support since the previous legislature, has now brought the party into the executive with full ministerial powers. The decision to hand Vox responsibility for policies against male violence has triggered an immediate reaction from the central government, which is demanding explanations from the regional president.

The Ministry of Equality maintains that the meeting must be held promptly to establish the exact scope of the agreement and the powers that the regional government has transferred to the far-right party. The central government's demand comes against a backdrop of growing tension between Moncloa and the Andalusian government over the direction of social policy in the region.

For now, neither the Andalusian government nor the ministry run by Vox has publicly confirmed whether it will accept the Equality Ministry's summons. Moreno's response to the central government's request will determine the next steps in a conflict between two administrations with opposing views on the management of gender violence.

Piece written and translated automatically from cross-checked sources in several countries.