With an acidic and very critical tone, Junts responded yesterday to the intervention of President Pere Aragonès in the general policy debate. A message that toughens the tone with the Republicans, emphasizes that the negotiation of Pedro Sánchez’s investiture is a matter of parties – not the Government – and requests ERC not to speak on behalf of JxCat. In case there were any doubts about the political line marked, the spokesperson, Mònica Sales, stressed that the president “does not have the credibility to lead the solution to the conflict.”
In the appearance after Aragonès’ speech, the spokesperson indicated that whoever has led the “letting it go, the breakdown of the unity of the pro-independence entities” and whoever has acted with “ideological prejudices” lacks said credibility. The analysis carried out by Junts was acidic in all the aspects raised by Aragonès, who was described as an isolated president without a project.
After the ERC leader took the amnesty for granted in the negotiation regarding a possible investiture, the post-convergents distanced themselves from this assertion. From Brussels, former president Carles Puigdemont also indicated that he “does not feel concerned” by the agreements that the Republicans may reach. The Government stressed that Aragonès speaks on behalf of all citizens.
Junts made it clear that it has its own strategy in the dialogue that is underway with Moncloa to try to agree on the terms to support Sánchez. A roadmap of its own and in which Mònica Sales recalled that it is being negotiated with discretion. Regarding the proposal broken down by the president to carry out a referendum this legislature linking the conditions that may be established in the Clarity agreement – ??promoted by the Government –, Junts recalled that the proposed scenario is rejected, finding it insufficient .
The beginning of the general policy debate thus attested to the abyss between both formations. JxCat also criticized the “weakness” of the Government, with a precarious majority and condemned to instability. It has been a year since the breakup of the coalition executive, a government that emerged precisely in the debate held in Parliament. Yesterday, it seemed difficult to reach Friday with joint resolution proposals.
