Question of confidence versus motion of censure

Moving from words and gestures to action is complicated, and after days of shouting and outrage over the corruption cited by the PSOE, it's hard to guess what maneuver could unblock the current bitter situation. Neither Pedro Sánchez intends to throw the legislature overboard, nor does the PP have the capacity to muster an alternative majority that would remove him from the presidency of the Spanish government with a vote of no confidence. Perhaps Feijóo should reflect on the limitations of his strategy of symbiosis with Vox, which prevents him from recruiting potential partners, even as the Socialists gasp like desperate carp to keep breathing: there are a good handful of seats that could be a turning point, with a different PP. After the futile strategy of asking Sánchez to submit to a vote of confidence – "why?", the tenant of the Moncloa must be thinking – now it's time for the pendulum law and the media most aligned with the PSOE remind Feijóo that, if he's so sure about it, he should try his luck with a vote of no confidence, which he renounces. It's the classic zugzwang of chess, where any move is worse than standing still. Only this affects both players at the same time. And so, between shouts, they maintain the hope of not having to move a piece.

And if all that remains is the exchange of reproaches, the most entrenched media outlets will have to reflect on the medium-term effects of becoming transmitters of the noise of politicking and the perverse dynamic of declarations and counterdeclarations. If elections aren't forced, there's still a long term left. And the bickering may hold up the sales of certain media outlets, but in the long run it seems like a bad deal for journalism. Because there's a real danger of blurring the media's primary function, which is not to overthrow governments but to monitor them: this nuance is crucial.