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Updated Tuesday, March 26, 2024-14:27

  • ILP Pedro Sánchez turns to the TC to stop the Parliament's initiative in favor of independence

  • 12-M Junts and ERC demand a referendum from Pedro Sánchez and compete for concessions before the Catalan elections

The

Popular Legislative Initiative

(

ILP

) to declare the independence of Catalonia is paralyzed. As EL MUNDO reported last Sunday, the

Council of Ministers

approved in its meeting this Tuesday to challenge before the

Constitutional Court

the admission for processing made by the

Parliamentary Committee

, on February 20, of an ILP presented by the extra-parliamentary party

Solidaritat Catalana per la Independència

.

The

Government

, also meeting today in its ordinary weekly session, has reacted to what it considers "overreaction for electoral interests." "It seems that the

Government

has not learned anything from recent years," complained its spokesperson,

Patrícia Plaja

.

The Executive of

Esquerra Republicana attributes President

Pedro Sánchez

's decision

to the regional elections that will be held on

May 12

: "The only explanation is the dates, since they are thinking about the campaign and need to overact against the

independence movement

."

"Resorting to the

Constitutional Court

to limit and restrict parliamentary debate is not and has not been a good solution or contribution," added the spokesperson for the Government chaired by

Pere Aragonès

.

.

CKD abstention

The resolution, which remained alive despite the electoral advance and was going to continue its parliamentary course in the next legislature, was admitted for processing last month with the favorable votes of

Junts

and the

CUP

and the abstention of

ERC

.

Last Thursday,

the

PSC had already presented an

appeal for unconstitutionality against the ILP

. The difference now is that the Government's challenge, which comes after the Council of State's report, automatically causes it to be suspended.

The admission for processing of the legislative initiative to declare independence occurred in the midst of negotiations between Junts and ERC with the

PSOE

to approve the

Amnesty Law

in the

Congress of Deputies

and despite having the unfavorable report from the lawyer of the Catalan Parliament

Xavier Muro

.