Sánchez, Puigdemont and the mice
The Spanish legislature didn't have a single peaceful day. Pedro Sánchez had to maintain the delicate balance of his coalition partners, knowing that, more than a positive majority that would allow him to govern, it was always a majority meant to prevent a right-wing alternative.
Fueled by his cosmic self-confidence, Sánchez thought that fear would prevail over love and that the alternative to his government would be formidable enough to maintain the support of the allies who had made him president without any effort. The Socialists forgot the human factor, thinking it wasn't necessary to pay attention to their partners and thus, incidentally, avoid upsetting the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa. Negotiations were possible, but without making many commitments so as not to upset their PSC partner.
A minister very close to Sánchez said as much privately a few months ago when asked about the lack of compliance with specific agreements with Junts, downplaying their capacity to react. The minister succinctly summed up the situation when asked about Junts's limited progress and threats: "We have many mice, and some are more rebellious than others." In fact, he used the word "riotersIn the midst of the frenzy of overexcited Madrid, he was incapable of calculating the need for attention and individualization demanded by a Puigdemont who constantly recalls and represents 2017. This week, with the mediation of Jordi Basté and Gemma Nierga, Sánchez made a public act of contrition to address his "breaches" and "delays," but above all, he told Puigdemont that the Brussels agreements represent "a roadmap, a historic opportunity to resolve a long-standing political conflict." He also implied that the Generalitat lacks credibility. Incidentally, he let Puigdemont understand that if he maintains his support, there will be a possibility of progress on Catalan status that would never be possible with the PP, and even less so with a PP dependent on Vox. Within the party, discussions are beginning about the conditions for his return in 2026 and how to restructure internal balances; also about what role the former president will play, but all of this is just talk. in private. and wait for it to spread. But the PP's approach to Junts through Josep Sánchez Llibre's Fomento has made them nervous.
APPROACH PP, JUNTOS, PSOE
The novelty of the panorama is that the PSOE has not let the initiative to toughen sentences for repeat offenders die by hiding behind its left-wing partners, but has reached an agreement with Junts, which has also obtained the support of Junts, which has also obtained the support of Junts, which has also obtained the support of Junts, which has also obtained the support of Junts, which has also obtained the support of Junts, which has also obtained the support of Junts. It counters the arguments of the far right about insecurity.
The agreed measures are tectonic plate movements and take the PSOE towards a center-right majority, approaching the ideological axis of Junts and distancing itself from its left-wing partners. And at the same time conditioned by it so that The Socialists fear that Junts will definitively distance itself once it has secured the president's return. They believe that if Puigdemont comes back, he will lose the political incentive to support the PSOE.
If anything unites the signatories of the agreement on repeat offenses, it is the threat from the far right. Once again, fear outweighs love.