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The Catalan elections represent a recomposition of the political map.

The Government feels strong after the result obtained by Salvador Illa, the most voted, and the fact that Podemos has endured its eight deputies.

The right center is hurt by the results obtained.

The leaderships of Pablo Casado and Inés Arrimadas suffer bruises, a circumstance that Pedro Sánchez wants to take advantage of to pressure the PP and that now, taking advantage of this situation of weakness, he agrees to seal State pacts, such as the renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary (

CGPJ

), the Ombudsman, RTVE or the Constitutional Court.

This Wednesday afternoon, Sánchez phoned Casado.

Moncloa have described the conversation as "constructive" and government sources have indicated that the matter has been about the renewal of constitutional bodies, such as the CGPJ, the Ombudsman and the RTVE board of directors, as well as the requested vote for Spanish citizens residing abroad.

"Pablo Casado has reiterated his conditions for the reinforcement of the independence of the constitutional bodies, the neutrality of the public media and the consensus for the reform of the electoral law," PP sources have assured in a statement.

Condition 'popular': "Meet requirements"

But other sources from the leadership of the

popular

assure this newspaper that once the Catalan elections have passed, they see it more feasible to agree to renew the CGPJ.

But, yes, they urge Sánchez to take steps to "meet the requirements."

Fundamentally, to commit to the depoliticization of justice and that Podemos does not paint anything in the negotiation of the distribution of the members.

This last condition seems difficult to fulfill, every time Podemos has already stated that it will not accept that veto and that, in fact, the

purple ones

hope to have at least three seats in the new cast of members of the CGPJ.

In Genoa they foresee that the negotiation with the socialists does not take too long and they are aware that the pact must be produced sooner rather than later: "Institutionally we have to do it and we are going to do it."

But they insist they need Sánchez to give in too.

Moncloa contemplates a scenario that it considers optimal for its interests.

The clear 'sorpasso' of Vox to the PP and Citizens leaves these formations in a weak position, which is seen as an opportunity to focus on the

popular ones

and try to sign the organ renewals that until now has not been possible.

Between the PP and Vox

Hence, this Wednesday, in Congress, the President of the Government, who a few weeks ago praised Vox's sense of state, wanted to displace the formation of Santiago Abascal to once again make room for understanding with the PP.

The message between the lines that they have wanted to send to the

popular

is that if they really want to distance themselves from Vox, in addition to breaking their alliances in communities and municipalities, that they sign these state pacts with the PSOE, a fact so that the formation of Abascal he has no invitation.

The outstretched hand has been in the form of a call for him to make a "useful opposition with a sense of state."

Yes, the Executive accepts and assumes the criticism launched by the

popular

bench

, but its conclusion is that Catalonia has shown that this permanent confrontation, without making the possibilities of agreement between the PSOE and the PP visible, has taken its toll in Catalonia.

Sánchez's goal

The strategy to try to accelerate this understanding and raise the pressure on the PP by decibels has been shown in the fact that Sánchez has come to define Casado as a servant of Vox.

"What you have to do is stop being self-conscious about the extreme right and make a useful and moderate opposition, with a sense of state."

Recovering that sense of state is not another thing for Moncloa that the

popular

unblock the renewal of the Judicial Power, and from there that of other organs.

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