The Cepyme elections shall be held on May 20 and can face Cuerva and Miguel | Economy | EUROtoday

There is already a date to resolve who will lead the principle employer of SMEs within the subsequent few years: on Tuesday, May 20, as this newspaper has been in a position to know by patron sources and has later confirmed Cepyme in a press release. This has been proposed by Gerardo Cuerva to the Executive Committee, who has not expressed opposition to that date and has been sealed on the Board of Directors additionally held on Tuesday. The elections will face the present president, Cuerva, with the president of CEOE in Valladolid, Angela de Miguel. The applicant has the help of the president of CEOE nationwide, Antonio Garamendi.

Garamendi desires a relay within the employer of SMEs. His disagreement for Cuerva is due, amongst different causes, to contemplate that he has a speech too marked, dissonant with respect to CEOE. Cuerva confirmed on the finish of January that it will be offered to re -election.

“The president of Cepyme, Gerardo Cuerva, has announced before the governing bodies of the Confederation that the date of the elections will be on May 20. He also asked that the electoral process be clean, transparent and constructive, ”stated the employer of SMEs in a short assertion.

The elections shall be held with a delegated vote, one of many fundamental discussions of the final weeks within the employer. In a press release despatched final Friday night time, the Directorate of Cepyme specified that they may govern the principles previous to February 18, when the Board of Directors determined to remove the mentioned delegated vote, by which a single voter can deposit the vote of a number of individuals. This motion brought about an earthquake within the group: the vast majority of the Executive Committee claimed Cuerva to reverse the change or threatened to authorized actions. After a crossing of authorized reviews (some in favor of the choice and others towards), Cuerva ended up accepting that within the elections the delegated vote is maintained.

The battle towards the delegated vote was a effort of the course of Cepyme, which sees on this instrument a democratic deficit. “We cannot accept that our organization is not governed by democratic principles. It is inconceivable. In the 21st century in democratic Europe they want to vote as with Franco. And the credit of organizations will be carried ahead, ”stated sources of the administration in latest weeks. “It is necessary for organizations to also be set by democratic principles.”

The candidates have already begun to offer interviews within the media. Cuerva spoke Monday in Expansionthe place he insisted on the explanation why he reveals up once more: “I am going to present myself to re -election because a Cepyme is at risk that gives voice to the SME.” “I have always been very confident with Antonio (Garamendi) and the loyalty of defending him at all times, but above people are the interests of companies,” stated Cuerva, who presides over Cepyme since January 2019.

For his half, Miguel additionally stated Monday to The North of Castile that “Cepyme needs to have a public presence that now does not have” and thought of that Cuerva leaves “empty the SME chair at the social dialogue tables.”

There are already some territorial employers who’ve publicly said their help to De Miguel. This is the case of the Business Confederation of the Valencian Community (CEV), with a really specific assertion, entitled “The CEV shows its support for the candidacy of Angela de Miguel to preside over Cepyme.”

“The leadership of Angela de Miguel can contribute to strengthening the positioning of Cepyme as a firm, conciliatory voice, in defense of the business sector,” says Salvador Navarro, chief of the Valencian employer, in statements collected within the assertion. The Federation of Companies of La Rioja has additionally been positioned in favor of Miguel.