2023-11-09 22:13:56
PSOE and Junts closed an agreement early this Thursday to invest Pedro Sánchez as President of the Government. As negotiation sources have explained to Europa Press, the pact includes amnesty and lawfare cases.
But Junts’ support is not enough. The investiture of Pedro Sánchez depends right now on the votes of the five Jeltzales deputies of the PNV. The investiture session could be held next week, although the party led by Andoni Ortuzar continues negotiating.
Statements from PSOE and Junts
The pact includes amnesty “both for those responsible and for citizens who, before and after the 2014 consultation and the 2017 referendum, have been the subject of decisions or judicial processes linked to these events”, according to the Secretary. of Organization of the PSOE, Santos Cerdán.
“The application of the amnesty law will be taken into account to the extent that situations may arise that fall under the concept of ‘lawfare’ or judicialization of politics,” he explained.
For his part, Carles Puigdemont has regretted that “4 fundamental years have been lost” until beginning what he considers an “unprecedented stage that we will have to know how to explore and exploit.”
The leader of Junts has assured that the objective of the agreement between both groups is “to resolve the historical conflict between Catalonia and Spain” although he recognizes that today is a first step “to start a negotiation on the issues that we have been demanding for years.” “.
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