After a measured first step, the hard, critical position of Ada Colau's commons has led Pablo Iglesias to position himself without ambiguity because the Government grants pardon to the leaders of the 'procés'. "The Government cannot give up a prerogative that is legal," defends the leader of Podemos, for whom its concession by the Executive could "contribute to harmony" in Catalonia.

The national leadership of Podemos has tried to mark all the distance that could with Catalonia, betting on a social discourse, knowing that their seams suffer with the Catalan conflict. So the singing voice has been taken by Ada Colau, with a very hard voice against the Government and against the Supreme Court ruling. The Catalan sector of Podemos has demanded Pedro Sánchez to apply the pardons or repeal the crime of sedition of the Criminal Code, both approaches in order to achieve the freedom of the leaders imprisoned by the 1-O, a priority for the commons.

Thus, Iglesias has been forced to endorse the demand for pardons. "It has been applied to pardon the leader of the 23-F coup, Armada, two terrorists such as Vera and Barrionuevo who kidnapped Segundo Marey or convicted of corruption. The pardon does not question the facts tried, but the Government understands that for reasons of harmony and general interest it may be good to release them, "Iglesias reflected on TVE.

The leader of Podemos, in an interview with eldiario.es, has acknowledged that in his last visit to Moncloa he addressed with Pedro Sánchez the issue of pardons to the independence leaders. However, the purple leader avoids answering what Sánchez's position was.

Iglesias bets on pardon as a measure to "deflate" Catalonia. However, secessionist leaders such as Oriol Junqueras or Jordi Cuixart have already ruled out asking for it. "The pardon can be put wherever they fit," the ERC leader has assured in an interview with Nacio Digital. For Iglesias, this rejection is another argument to apply it, since he understands that the State must assess whether he is interested in having these politicians in prison. "If Junqueras and others do not want pardon, it would be necessary to reflect on what interests our State", referring to the fact that secessionists are interested in staying in prison as part of their strategy.

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