The acting government spokeswoman, Isabel Rodríguez, has assured this Thursday “with total forcefulness” that the call for a referendum is not contemplated in the negotiations of the PSOE with the independentistas with a view to gathering support for a possible investiture because “it is not in the Constitution”.
In an interview on Telecinco, Rodríguez insisted that the PSOE “only works with a framework that is that of the Constitution to respond to the territorial question.” In addition, the spokeswoman and acting minister has told the popular that the first step before asking the Socialists for agreements is to “comply with the Constitution” and has called on them to “when another investiture occurs, they are willing to agree with whoever be legitimately elected by Parliament”.
At the beginning of the contacts between the PSOE and the pro-independence parties for the investiture of Sánchez, the main government party spoke out against the two major demands of Junts in exchange for their support, amnesty for pro-independence supporters and the holding of a self-determination referendum.
Although this Thursday the PSOE has denied the possibility of calling a referendum, throughout this week, the rejection of a possible amnesty law has not been so resounding. The acting Defense Minister, Margarita Robles and the spokesperson, Pilar Alegría have defended that the measures carried out by Sánchez’s formation will always be under the “framework” of the Constitution. In addition, the acting Minister of Education has indicated that the decisions adopted by the PSOE so far on Catalonia have been “endorsed” by the Catalans.
