The Spanish government will approve the declassification of documents related to the attempted coup of February 23, 1981, this Tuesday. On the 45th anniversary of the events of 1981, the government is taking this step to settle a "historical debt" with the public, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated in a message on social media. The declassification will take effect this Wednesday with its publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE), and from that moment on, all the documentation will be available to "all interested parties." the Moncloa websiteAccording to Spanish government sources, the news has been applauded by the PSOE's coalition partners, although they have already called for going further and unblocking the reform of the Official Secrets Act, which dates back to the Franco regime.

Political calculations are beyond me. They remind me of those endless gaming sessions—to work off the Christmas sweets—where we alternate between role-playing games, poker, and Party & Co. But making laws isn't a casual pastime.