The leader of the PSC, Salvador Illa, served as socialist spokesperson this Sunday, warning about the dangers that in his opinion the investiture negotiations involve: “personalism” and “partisanship,” as he indicated, which can complicate the future of “an opportunity.” exceptional” in which “the future of Spain and Catalonia is at stake.”
In an informative contact from Les Franqueses del Vallés, Illa has launched what the PSC assures is nothing more than a “general warning”, which could be dedicated to any of the actors involved in the negotiation for the investiture, which denotes that we could be facing a decisive moment in it.
“It is not the time now to look for the photo, nor to look for solutions to situations that each person may have, nor to take advantage of the situation for political projects in a particular way,” Illa pointed out, but rather “it is time to think not about next month, but in the long term”, something that in his opinion requires “politics in capital letters”
“Important issues such as the governability of Spain or the solution to a political conflict that has consumed too much time and energy in Catalonia and Spain” demand, according to Illa, “a certain sense of State and the will to solve problems, not to create them, not to confront ”.
Asked about the status of the negotiations, he opted to maintain discretion and prudence while working on an investiture pact that he said he hopes and wishes will be reached, and that he recalled that it will be “within the framework of the Constitution.” .
Illa’s words come after La Vanguardia published the status of the negotiation for the investiture. The information indicates that although the amnesty and some issues that are negotiated with ERC are advancing, PSOE and Junts are addressing a political recognition of Catalonia that the post-convergents define as “historic.” It would try to address the possibility of recognizing the rights of Catalonia as a national minority within the Spanish State, which would fit into the legal system of the European Union. In this regard, Illa has insisted on asking that the negotiating teams be allowed to work, but has warned the pro-independence forces that “the Statute and the Constitution are clear” on the matter.
The PSC leader has also referred to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Illa has “roundly and unmitigatedly condemned terrorism”, has recognized Israel’s right to defend itself, but to do so within the respect of international and humanitarian law. He has also celebrated the arrival of humanitarian aid for the first time in the area, and has expressed his pride in how the acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, have spoken out on the matter.
