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When La Moncloa reported that Pedro Sánchez was going to announce "co-governance" measures on Tuesday, some of the main autonomous governments thought that their prayers would be heard after two months and the National Executive was going to promote a legal reform that would speed up the selective lockdowns and other mobility restrictions in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. It was not like that, but the president encouraged them to request a state of alarm for their territories.

After the disappointment, the majority rejected the measure. At least for now. Among the regional governments consulted, the most critical were Andalusia - "Sánchez ceases functions and, instead of simplifying, complicates the procedure" -, Catalonia - "now it seems that the virus understands territories" - and Murcia - "It shows his total absence of loyalty and returns to lower his arms in an extraordinary situation" -.

The president of Aragon, the socialist Javier Lambán, is also forceful. He believes that "the state of alarm and confinement is the easy solution. Transmission is stopped, but then it sprouts again and in the meantime the economy has suffocated. I don't want that." "The only thing we ask the government is to give us legal coverage" so that we are not "at the mercy of judicial decisions."

Other PSOE autonomies limit themselves to affirming that they do not need to resort to this mechanism. For example, in the Balearic Islands they ensure that they already have the tools for sufficient control. And in Castilla-La Mancha they believe that "there are legal loopholes" that need new "legislation." This is shared in Valencia.

"There is another way to manage the situation"

In the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso wanted to be prudent and said that she will request "everything that is necessary if it serves to protect the health of citizens." But it was not the most prudent: in the Xunta de Galicia they preferred not to pronounce yet. The regional president, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will do it this Wednesday, at a press conference.

The Basque Lehendakari , Iñigo Urkullu, does not believe that it is necessary for the Government to again decree the state of alarm: "There is another way to manage this situation, in collaborative governance," he said.

The declaration of the autonomic state of alarm is nothing new. The law that regulates it dates from 1981. The nuance is that Sánchez agrees to provide his support.

In the surroundings of Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, Andalusian president, they assure that "the Government renounces its responsibilities because it does not want to make decisions." "The autonomous communities want legal instruments to order specific confinements, not to declare states of alarm", add the sources.

"We will not give up any tools"

For the president of Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, "the solution is not to offer the communities a state of alarm for their territory, a figure that has already existed for almost 40 years. We have been asking for a tool for months without having to resort to the state of alarm. The Government of Sánchez cannot be put to one side again ". But, yes, he clarified: "We will not give up any tool to protect the health and lives of our neighbors."

Sources from the Generalitat of Catalonia recall that Quim Torra "has always asked for all the powers." "When the details of the proposal are known and studied, an answer will be given."

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  • Pedro Sanchez
  • Alberto Nunez Feijoo
  • Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla
  • Javier Lambán
  • Alfonso Fernandez Manueco
  • Isabel Diaz Ayuso
  • Iñigo Urkullu
  • State of alarm
  • Quim Torra

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