The leader of the PSC, Salvador Illa, to whom the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez has solemnly granted the role of coordinator of the negotiations for the investiture with regard to Catalonia, has sought this Friday the support of the PSOE of Andalusia, with Juan Espadas present in the Parliament of Catalonia. The general secretary of the Andalusian federation has moved to Catalonia to support the negotiations with the independence movement in order to achieve a new coalition government and, by extension, prevent the right and the extreme right from achieving that objective in an eventual electoral repetition.
“I trust the negotiators and Pedro Sánchez. They know that the agreement can only be within the Constitution and we are going to support a good agreement,” Espadas said from the Catalan Chamber when asked about the constitutionality or not of the amnesty.
Espadas has visited Illa to convey “a message of collaboration and height, of dialogue and commitment to coexistence”, and to guarantee that “Andalusia will always be willing to take on the challenges that the territorial debate puts on the table.” The leader pointed out that from his federation “we are going to be there to share,” with “absolute respect for unity but also for diversity.”
The proof that the Andalusian socialists are in favor of these negotiations has been evidenced in their position in the regional Parliament, where they positioned themselves unequivocally against the PP and Vox bill against the amnesty. Espadas is a man of Sánchez’s confidence, as is Illa, which is why he emphasizes that the leadership of the acting president “is indisputable” and, as he said, there are no fissures in the Andalusian PSOE regarding the investiture negotiations. even though former Andalusian leaders such as Felipe González or Alfonso Guerra have expressed themselves belligerently against it.
According to Espadas, the approach made by the socialist militancy in Andalusia, “and those who have voted for us,” he highlighted, “is that the only containment dam against the right is the PSOE and Pedro Sánchez,” which explains “the sadness” and “the frustration” of the right, which would prefer new elections. “The Andalusian PSOE is very clear about this,” he stressed, and this was stated in the last general elections, for two reasons: the “magnificent” management balance of the Government and the result of the alliances of the PP and Vox, with “governments that “They do not demonstrate anything positive and do demonstrate something negative, such as the restriction of rights and freedoms.”
Instead, Espadas took the opportunity to attack the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, who is also visiting Catalonia this Friday, and who on Sunday plans to participate in the demonstration against the amnesty organized by the Catalan Civil Society. The leader of the PSOE-A accused Moreno of being more in competition with the Government of Spain” and of generating inequality with the permanent comparison with other territories. Thus, “you are generating inequality,” he reproached her.
Espadas demanded, like Illa, prudence, discretion and patience until the result of the conversations with the independence movement is known. Also in everything related to the announcement by the vice president and leader of Sumar, Yolanda Díaz, of the presentation of a proposal on amnesty next week. “I’m not going to contribute to the gossip,” concluded the PSC leader, who did not go off script. “We take it very seriously. We will work for it but I will not enter into discussion with anyone. “Everyone does things the way they have to do them,” he said.
