Yolanda Díaz paves the amnesty for Pedro Sánchez

The opinion of Sumar as a proposal for an amnesty law, presented yesterday in Barcelona, highlights the distribution of roles established between Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz in order to gain the necessary support for the investiture of the first in exchange for paying the toll demanded by the independentistas. The acting second vice president had no qualms about traveling a month ago to Belgium to, in an exercise that undermines the position that Spain maintains in Brussels since

2017, meeting and photographing each other with laughter with

, fugitive from justice in the country Díaz represents. A month after that undignified meeting, and although she avoided intervening in yesterday's act, the leader of Sumar

. None of these steps can be understood without conceiving the role of

which the acting president seems to have assigned to him. While Sánchez can falsely present himself with a more institutional and moderate profile, Díaz paves the way for him with a massive amnesty that would benefit the CDRs and those prosecuted by Tsunami Democràtic and would even mean

. Would the EU be prepared to accept it?

Before this proposal was announced, the European Commission yesterday issued a clear warning. Didier Reynders, EU Justice Commissioner, admitted yesterday in Madrid that the granting of amnesty is a "national competence", but warned of the "limits" of a rule whose impact would reach the crime of embezzlement. It is worth remembering the particular zeal with which Brussels pursues corruption. The evaluation to be carried out by the Community authorities adds to the obstacles faced by a law such as amnesty. In addition, as we revealed today, three EU commissioners have conveyed to the PP their concern that in the country that holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU the debate on

The socialist part of the Government took advantage of the press conference after the Council of Ministers to stage its distancing from Sumar's opinion, which angered the minority partner of the coalition. Its unacceptable amnesty plan suggests that the law is initiated from the criminal effects derived from the illegal consultation of 9-N in 2014 and affirms that there were judicial decisions of the

'disproportionate'.

Cessions of this gravity turn the vice president – baptized by the PNV as the "parsley of all sauces" – into a

. However, it is irresponsible for the Executive to deepen its collusion with exclusionary nationalism, while trying to divert the focus by charging on the PP and with anticipated effect a possible booing of Sánchez in the parade of 12-O.

What citizens need is light and stenographers in a negotiation in which the permanence of the constitutional framework is at stake.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TO KEEP READING

You've already consumed all the free items this month

If you are a registered user of EL MUNDO you will enjoy:

• Unlimited access to registered items
• Exclusive newsletters
• Access to comments and opinions

Sign up for free

Do you already have a user or are you Premium? Log