He says that it is necessary to overcome the “constitutional contempt” of the PP to the renewal of the governing body of the judges
MADRID, 2 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The spokesman for United We Can in Congress, Pablo Echenique, has stated that they want to negotiate with the PSOE to recover the reform to lower the majorities in order to renew the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), stressing that there are enough votes in Congress to undertake this change and overcome the “blockade” of the PP.
In statements to the media in the corridors of Congress, he has reaffirmed that in the face of the “nth breakdown” of the negotiations by the PP, there are only two options in this regard: allow this “soft blow to democracy” to be consumed or reformulate the law of the Judiciary to elect by absolute majority 12 members to be elected by parliament, instead of three-fifths of the chamber.
And it is that Echenique has branded as “very serious” and “unheard of” that this “kidnapping” of the governing body of the judges lasts the entire legislature and calls for a reaction to this “constitutional contempt” by the main opposition party.
In this line, the leader of the purple formation has recalled that the PSOE came to sign a bill with United We Can to introduce the election by absolute majority, which the Socialists later gave up, and that he is open to debate on other means to get out of this situation, although he honestly sees no other possibility than said reform.
As to whether they will register this initiative alone, Echenique has replied that they will first try to negotiate with the PSOE and other parliamentary groups, because they are not seeking to “mark a political position” but to carry out a reform where it is “imperative” to gather a sufficient majority.
Of course, he has opined that there are sufficient numbers to be able to approve it and undo the breach of the Constitution by the PP, which places Spain “at the level of illiberal countries.”
Finally, he has argued that his approach is “sensible” because it maintains the requirement of a “reinforced” majority, such as the absolute one, and with the guarantee of bringing together at least half of the groups in Congress, thereby “snatching” the “blocking minority” now exercised by the PP.
