The State Commission of Guarantees of Podemos has agreed to the precautionary suspension of militancy of its only member of the Asturian parliament, Covadonga Tomé, considering that she has been involved in irregular situations that are detrimental to the image of the party in the framework of an electoral process and that she has tried to disrupt the proper functioning of his organs.
Tomé has maintained a confrontation with the regional and national leadership of Podemos since she was chosen by the militancy as head of the list for the regional elections last May at the head of a candidacy made up of other leaders of the critical sector such as Laura Tuero and Xune Lipe. , whom the purple formation has also filed and suspended from militancy.
The disciplinary file refers to different statements made by Tomé after being appointed head of the list in the regional elections and for promoting, already as a deputy, a meeting with the then socialist candidate for the Presidency, Adrián Barbón, to decide the meaning of Podemos' vote in his investiture "without adhering to the decisions taken by the management bodies".
In addition, it points out that Tomé called an assembly outside the party so that Podemos members could vote "without guarantee of any kind" and through a form with which to collect the personal data of the participants "who were going to be processed by people." outside the party".
Likewise, she emphasizes that, as a deputy, she has decided on the destination of the parliamentary funds made available to the Mixed Group, of which she is a part along with Foro, and the hiring of Tuero as an assistant without agreeing on said provisions and appointment with the management, in addition to not having donated "anything" from his public salary in the manner established in Podemos regulations.
Podemos Asturies has been directed by a manager since last September its regional coordinator, Sofía Castañón, resigned from her position after a medical leave of almost ten months in which she was replaced on an interim basis by the then regional deputy Rafael Palacios.
