Gerard Melgar Barcelona
Barcelona
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
.