Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'The blackout, the presidents, and the dangerous arguments'

Today the news is out in Rome, because the conclave begins. At 4:30 p.m. the cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel, the "Everyone out!" will be pronounced, and they will vote twice. It's almost certain that no candidate will get the votes today These are necessary to be elected pope, because the first votes are always tentative, measuring the strengths of the sponsoring groups. Therefore, starting today, we will enter the dynamic of fumatas, two in the morning and two in the afternoon, until the voters choose the compromise candidate who will become Francis's successor. If after the four votes on Saturday there is no agreement, there would be no voting on Sunday and voting would resume on Monday. These pages contain the names that are most frequently heard, with their strengths and weaknesses. As you can imagine, the ARA will send alerts to each fumata.

Speaking of big decisions, we have BBVA's takeover bid for Banc Sabadell.

This is the page of the Ministry of Economy's consultation, and this is, specifically, the form, with the question: "Do you consider that there are criteria of general interest other than the defense of competition that could be affected by the BBVA/Banco Sabadell transaction?"

The minister in charge of the referendum, Carlos Cuerpo, joked yesterday in Barcelona: "I know you like referendums, but that's not it." And then there's Feijóo,

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He is right when he criticizes Sánchez for having made a maneuver to get rid of part of his responsibility in the final decision of the takeover bid, but when he was asked what he thought, he replied: "My personal opinion is irrelevant." Not even a PSOE scriptwriter would have written him a response like that. How can someone who wants to preside over a country say that what he thinks is irrelevant? Feijóo said this at the Círculo de Economía conference in Barcelona, ​​​​where His level of seduction of Catalan businessmen was zero.

Lean David Miró: Feijóo is dictated by the Ayuso and Aznar doctrineThat's why he came to Catalonia (20% of GDP, 25% of exports) and said the same thing he would say in La Rioja.

Finally, Salvador Illa appeared before Parliament.

The president came with a battery of responses to the blackoutConstruction of a new building for the 112 emergency services (for Mossos d'Esquadra and the Fire Department in the suburban area, water, and telephone operators) and guaranteeing 48 hours of power-free access for essential services. A good response, much better than on the day of the blackout.

By the way, the blackout is being debated in Congress today. Pedro Sánchez has reiterated what a great response the country gave the people: solidarity, order, serenity, no incidents, no looting. Be careful with this argument: let's not forget that the blackout occurred during the day, during a time of year with mild temperatures, and that it lasted just long enough to keep people from losing their tempers. We're not pushing our luck again.

Good morning.