In a recently published article, Moisés Naím warned of the often confusing mistake. Democracy and the rule of law. The latter is an indispensable condition for the former not to be reduced to a simple illusion. Political scientist Pablo Simón also stated in another text that in a parliamentary regime there are issues that cannot be included in a party’s election program, because although these do not come directly from the ballot box, they arise from subsequent negotiations to form a government majority.
It so happens that the agreement between them PSOE and JuntsIt challenges the rule of law in alarming ways, the first political document of which we finally saw this week; Not only because of the amnesty for those who supported the serious events that took place in Catalonia in 2017, the most striking of the agreements, but also because it puts the rule of law under worrying strain. The narrative constructed about these events turns those who want to overthrow the constitutional order into democrats harassed by a terrorist organization. oppressive state who willingly uses Justice to oppress them; Likewise, in addition to being illegal, it attributes value to a referendum that does not comply with the requirements and controls that apply in any democratic system for such action by the majority of the Catalan population. He was in favor of independence that day; and begins to prefigure something changing country model We all realized this in 1978: if then we went to a secret federal state as described by Pedro Solbes, now it seems that, insisting on the mistake of not recognizing the federal reality of Spain, we add: the de facto granting of semi-confederal status to one of its territories. Socialist spokesmen were keen to point out that the document signed with Junts these days did not carry the importance given to it, as different paragraphs confirmed the differences between socialists and independentists. Imitating Clinton, especially in this era of instant communication and social networks, she tells them, “That’s the story, stupid!” We would have to answer: And the story that emerges from the known text is an epic one. Puigdemont.
As for Simon, it is true that those resulting from the game of compromises inherent in negotiations to form a government between parties cannot be included in a programme. But what happened here is that the citizens went to bed with the idea on the night of 23J, thanks to the administration of President Sánchez, which was emphasized ad nauseam by the PSOE, and generous actions such as amnesties and the most controversial reductions. After the rebellion and embezzlement crimes, Catalonia was no longer a conflict and reconciliation became a reality; evidenced by its support throughout the legislature, among other things CKD to the left coalition. And the next day they woke up with the news that Catalonia was leading again. Spain’s biggest problem It is a serious enough problem – neither inflation, nor the impoverishment of large segments, nor war – that everything will revolve around it from that day on.
Spain is not heading towards dictatorship as the Queen of Castile claims, and it will not disintegrate as she claims. Feijoo When was it understood? The PP still does not understand that extremism can bring some profit in the short term, but condemns it to continue feeding the beast of radicals trying to merge with the far right and take over the streets, above all intimidation. The voters themselves are moderate moderates who are the only people who can give him a sufficient majority to govern. But the seven votes you bought Sánchez In addition to putting this country in dangerous tension for investment, they will make the country an even more unequal place, with one community negotiating on its own for amnesty, historic debts, financing and investments, despite any criteria of solidarity (concessions that are expected but nothing is said about). (except in the Basque Country) are reduced to the role of spectators waiting to be told what’s left of the cake.
While the popular ones continue to reflect on their disappointments, socialist militancy Although he is satisfied, he is uncomfortable with the agreement. This makes sense after the massive setback caused by local and regional elections and the dark clouds they face with the general elections that Sánchez called immediately after. But many of its leaders have serious concerns about the future. They are aware of this, despite Sánchez’s imminent appointment. PSOE He was in a situation as unstable as the one he was in now. A schizophrenic legislature is coming. The PP used the enormous regional power it had accumulated as a battering ram against the central government (11 autonomies and thousands of municipal councils in constant agitation) and Executive The coalition, moreover, has to juggle every day to survive with parliamentary partners as diverse as they are distant from each other, competing with each other. So everything starts and ends at the same point, because the PSOE will only be able to start to get out of the huge mess it is in if Salvador Illa manages to preside over Catalonia.