This Wednesday, the government will accept the Senate’s seventh rejection so far during this period –Eighth if the position of state attorney general is includedÁlvaro Garcia Ortiz – which will mean a new exacerbation of the institutional clash between the two.
Censorship on … This time, the Senate will be subject to “constant interference”, “unbearable political pressure” and “offensive statements” from senators. Pedro Sanchez and his ministers “Against the independent work of judges and courts.” All this, in light of the torrent of questions and attacks launched against the Supreme Court after Garcia Ortiz was convicted on charges of disclosing confidential data.
Thus, the Senate will come out in defense of the judges with a motion presented by the People’s Party accusing the executive branch of leading the country of an “authoritarian drift” that seriously harms the “coexistence” of citizens, as well as “Normal operationThe stability and strength of institutions. To try to combat it, the Senate will urge the government to “submit to the rules of the democratic state and the rule of law,” put an “immediate end to the struggles” against the judiciary and the legislature and assume “political responsibilities.”
For the Senate, the request is mandatory due to its political and institutional value in the balance of power Government actionsBut it will not have practical effects in the sense of achieving a change in the orientations of the executive authority.
Rebellion against institutions
Pedro Sanchez remains determined not to call elections in the short term despite losing parliamentary majority, and is making history by straining relations. With the rest of the state authorities In an unprecedented way, he failed to approve the state’s general budget and supported to the end the Attorney General of the State who was convicted by the Supreme Court while he was still in office.
In statements to ABC, the spokeswoman for the People’s Party in the Senate, Alicia Garcia, made the accusation on Monday Pedro Sanchez To “shut down Parliament,” “pressure judges,” and act “in rebellion” against democratic institutions.
The popular leader accused the prime minister of exerting “pressure on judges who are trying to issue rulings” and questioning “judicial rulings” when they are negative for their political or family interests. One of the points of García’s argument is the statement issued last Friday by the Council of Europe, reported by ABC, in which speakers assessing the democratic health of our country decided to warn the government that respect for judicial decisions is a fundamental principle of the rule of law.
In this sense, Garcia warns that the government’s attacks on judges have generated “social discomfort” and “anxiety in the European Union.” “When you respect Independence of the judiciary The powers of the Legislative Council enhance democracy. He added: “When you try to replace the role of Parliament and rule from La Moncloa, the door opens to something else.”
And also the majority bond between judges
The motion to reject ensures that Pedro Sánchez governs with behavior that is “completely alien to the democratic culture of the EU countries.” The Council of Europe was not the only one that raised its voice last Friday against the attacks launched by the government on the judiciary. On the same day, Professional Syndicate of the Judiciary (APM) – the majority among the judges – accused the “interference” of the executive branch in the ruling against García Ortiz and demanded an end to the attacks launched against the Supreme Court, warning that they represented “a new crossing of the barrier of institutional loyalty.”
The new opposition against the government will proceed without problems thanks to the absolute majority enjoyed by the People’s Party in the Senate, to which Vox could also join. It won’t be Garcia Who will defend the proposal before the plenary session is the group’s deputy spokesman and justice coordinator, Antonio Silvan, who will also denounce the “interferences” and “lies” of the executive against the Supreme Court to convict the Attorney General.
According to the proposal, this strategy has led to tension and deterioration in the relationship between the three branches of government, and is the result of the chief executive’s “efforts to”Hold on to power Despite the lack of a parliamentary majority.
Other denunciations
The other repudiations of the Senate to the Government which have been made in this Legislature have been against the First Vice President and the Secretary of the Treasury, María Jesús Montero;interior chiefs, Fernando Grande Marlaska «; The Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Felix Bolaños; foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albarez; And two for the Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente. In addition, the State Attorney failed, Alvaro Garcia Ortiz, To reveal secrets.