Acting Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Workers’ Party, Pedro Sánchez, defended now agreeing to an amnesty in Catalonia for those convicted of “Operation”, before his inauguration negotiations, “to make necessity a virtue”, because he believes it is the only way to have an executive and avoid a repeat of the elections.
“In the name of Spain, in the interest of Spain, and in defense of coexistence among Spaniards, today I defend an amnesty in Catalonia for the events that occurred in the past decade,” Sanchez said today, Saturday, in his speech before the Federal Committee. The SWP was reported to be at Ferraz headquarters, where he received a standing ovation with leaders standing Ephesians.
Sanchez commented that when he agreed to the amnesty in Catalonia, he already expected that further steps would have to be taken, although he admitted that they were not planning “at the moment.” Agreeing to pardon pro-independence leaders who were put on trial, He advocated this measure to promote “reunification” and achieve inauguration.
“We must make necessity a virtue. It is the only possible way that there will be a government in Spain and there will be no electoral repetition,” Sánchez added, referring to the fact that the PSOE and Somar need the votes of the PRC and Juntes. This formation is led by former President Carles Puigdemont, who is still on the run in Brussels.
According to the Prime Minister. “Forgiveness is not an end in itself. “It is also not the end of the road,” but rather “a way forward on the path to reconciliation and reunification between Catalans and the rest of Spaniards.”
He was convinced that it would “contribute once and for all to political normalization in Catalonia” because “the desire of the majority is to live together, to work and advance together, to leave behind us the sterile and sterile differences” and to be able to “heal the wounds of the conflict that has broken out.” “No one can be proud.”
“It is the desire that inspired this step, and this is the right moment,” added Sanchez, who ensured the pardon was appropriate. “It will be entirely constitutional.”
Sanchez said that thanks to “agreements and generosity” Spain and its democracy are “stronger”, stressing that with an amnesty first, and with an amnesty now, “the feeling of many Catalans that they are more connected to the common project” will be achieved. “This is Spain and the constitution.”
Sánchez admitted that this new measure of grace is a move that could be “negotiable”, as was the case with the pardon, and that he understands those who “still feel tears” of what happened in 2017 with the separatist challenge led by Puigdemont.
To those who have doubts, including: President of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano Gasia Page, He assured them: “I bear responsibility for it, but our responsibility as politicians is to take that step because we cannot allow the past to close the doors to the future (…) We bear the responsibility of pulling the cart and opening the paths.” For the future”.
Sanchez continued: “I am convinced that it is worth it and we will not do it alone,” recalling that there are 56 deputies who support the amnesty, in addition to the representatives of the Socialist Workers’ Party, and that “there is a majority in Catalonia that wants to turn the page.”
Sanchez predicted that “sooner rather than later, many of those who expect chaos and the end of Spain” will end up accepting the move his party is calling for.
The leader of the Socialist Workers Party concluded, “Time will be enough to isolate and give reasons,” pointing out that the pardon has been granted. A tool used in other European countries With consolidated democracies, including Germany, the United Kingdom and Portugal.
The alternative represented by the Popular Party and Vox to the path that the Socialists are betting on would lead Catalonia to it “Same collision course as the last decade Even widening the “perhaps unbridgeable abyss” between Catalans and the rest of Spaniards, according to Sánchez.
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