The Spanish Prime Minister will ask Parliament this Wednesday to return him to power.
It was an essential condition for the Catalan separatists to support Pedro Sánchez: the amnesty law. The Prime Minister will ask Parliament this Wednesday to return him to power, and the text of the law has been scrutinized, so that nothing prevents the inauguration of the socialist. The government assures that the law is “impeccable” and has sent it to Brussels for examination.
But for certain experts, the application of the future law will be decided precisely at European level.
“I believe that there is a question here which, from a legal point of view, must perhaps be taken into account, namely the possibility for Spanish judges to raise the famous preliminary question* before the Court of Justice of the European Union, explains Leopoldo Abad, professor of constitutional law at CEU San Pablo University. The preliminary ruling paralyzes the application of the law until the Court of Justice rules on this preliminary ruling.”
Pedro Sanchez wants that, within a maximum period of six months, those prosecuted, after their attempt to secede in 2017, can return to Spain. Including former president Carles Puigdemont.
The bill now begins a long parliamentary journey. The Catalan separatists have already announced that they will introduce some amendments. Which will not prevent Pedro Sánchez from obtaining an absolute majority in the first vote.
A few hours before the inauguration of Pedro Sánchez, Congress protected itself from the possibility of new calls to surround Congress, with police deployed.
The assault on the United States Capitol or the invasion of Brazilian institutions by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro remain in our memories. Here, around 1,000 police officers will ensure that democratic processes in Spain take place normally.
* “The preliminary question is one on which the judge primarily seized of a dispute cannot rule. He must then postpone ruling by bringing the question to the attention of another judge”, explains the Dalloz website
