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Isla, on Aznar's words: "It's shameful to threaten jail time for those who think differently than you."

The president of the Generalitat (Catalan government) asserts that there is a "siege" within the Spanish government, coinciding with the Constitutional Court's validation of the amnesty.

Barcelona / Madrid"Shameful" and of "extraordinary seriousness." This is how the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, described it. the words of former Spanish President José María Aznar from this weekend in which she referred to the possibility of Pedro Sánchez ending up in prison: "It's shameful to threaten anyone who thinks differently from you with jail," she said in an interview on RNE. "She says this exclusively for her party colleagues" because a few years ago he was "quite comfortable" with the PP, Vox, and Catalan Civil Society.

Isla, with these words Ayuso herself "encourages" what she describes as a coup: "It seems he misses terrorism in the Basque Country and secessionism in Catalonia." by the Constitutional Court.

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However, Feijóo's catalog of promises for when he comes to power does not include the repeal of the amnesty law. Why? "They know it has been useful and that it has achieved its objective. The political forces in Catalonia operate within the institutions and the constitutional framework, something that did not happen a few years ago," said the Minister of the Presidency and Justice, Félix Bolaños, at an event this Monday morning at the Ateneo de Madrid. The Moncloa maintains that it did the PP a favor with the amnesty law, despite much opposition it has expressed in recent months, given that if Feijóo comes to power, the situation in Catalonia will already be "normalized." The proof, they believe in the executive branch, is that when the time comes, they do not propose its repeal—in any case, the potential beneficiaries would be equally beneficiaries due to the principle that a less favorable law cannot be applied retroactively. Of course, they have done everything they can to prevent its approval, to the point of questioning the Constitutional Court's ruling. "I'm surprised by the anti-establishment behavior, denigrating the Constitutional Court. It's not good news for the rule of law," Bolaños stressed.

The PSOE leader has invited the PP to "calm down their euphoria," because this mood led them to "applaud absolute nonsense," such as the president of the Valencian Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, or Mariano Rajoy saying that he "fought against corruption." After denouncing that Feijóo has promoted the most "rude and hyperventilated" profiles, Bolaños placed himself in a pre-election key and announced that in the next elections, which he predicted will be for 2027, "those around the far right will have two options: the PP and Vox. while the PP; However, he has not dared to predict a victory for Pedro Sánchez: "In 2027 Sánchez will be a candidate and we will greatly improve the 31% electoral support," he predicted, when asked about the hypothesis that Salvador Illa could be the candidate in case the current president steps aside.

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Illa says that the PP has "involutionary touches"

In the interview on RNE, Isla admitted that he saw Sánchez "hurt" but "determined" in the face of the right-wing offensive. Regarding the PP congress, he described the conservative party as proposing "regressionist touches" and again defended the PSOE's actions in the Cerdán case. Lluïsa Moret, deputy first secretary and spokesperson for the PSC, also defended the Socialists' actions at a press conference. In reference to the PP's tone, Moret revived a phrase she claims Nelson Mandela uttered upon his release from prison—"They expect revenge from us and they will have restraint"—and compared the PSOE's actions to this premise.

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Regarding the spat with Alejandro Fernández in Parliament for its appearance in the UCO reportPresident Isla insisted on RNE that he doesn't know who Chili is and has reaffirmed his commitment to reserve action if accusations of alleged irregularities in the purchase of face masks continue: "All purchases by the Ministry of Health are audited. I have nothing to hide from," he stated.

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Page criticized for financing

A week before the bilateral commission that is to advance the specific financing for Catalonia, the president reiterated that the agreed model "does not seek any privileges for Catalonia or take any rights away from the rest of the Spanish people." Regarding the criticisms on this issue, referring to the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García Page, also a Socialist, he stated that some people's discourse on financing is "pre-written" because they don't value what is done in Catalonia based on its content, but rather on where it comes from.