Sáenz de Santamaría, during the press conference of the Council of Ministers. / EL PAIS / LIVE
Government maintains its position at the Catalan sovereignty challenge after the mass demonstration of National Day in Barcelona. The Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, launched two types of response messages; one to the Catalan rulers and other citizens who took to the streets. Santamaria reiterated the president of the Generalitat, Artur Mas, the law must comply. “The government is subject to the Constitution and laws. Currently and in the future, in Spain and Catalonia “he said during the press conference after the Council of Ministers.
The vice president, who received several questions on this subject, which monopolized the wheel press, answered directly to the thousands of protesters calling for the Constitution. “The Government respects the right of all people to peacefully demonstrate, a right that is enshrined in the Constitution. But the same Constitution that protects the right establishes the procedures by which the rulers can change our constitutional system. The government can not change its position because it is the Constitution which establishes the procedure for the changes that the Government claims, “he said.
That is, the Executive states that for many events there, the road continues still the same: if the Parliament wants a constitutional change to make a referendum that the government sees unconstitutional, should raise a proposed constitutional amendment in Parliament that would certainly be rejected by the PP, which, so far, no Exit. Mariano Rajoy has challenged several times CiU and ERC to lead the Congress a constitutional amendment if they want to do things the legal way, but the separatists know that this path has no chance of success and not currently used. What I have done is ask Congress to give them the skills for that referendum. This initiative, discussed in April, was rejected by the votes of PP and PSOE, which showed that the road is not feasible
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What would the query if the response is not valid or accepted?
The number two executive confirmed that the government will challenge the Constitutional Court Act Consultations when Catalan Parliament approves. “We do it because we understand that the law has a habit of constitutionality,” said
The Executive is already working on the texts and on time, with the ability to match a trip to China the prime minister, bringing an extraordinary Council of Ministers is not ruled to approve those resources quickly. The most likely entry into force of the law of consultation and call the referendum date is September 18, Friday. The Cabinet meets that day, so we have to wait until next week to approve the appeal. And that day, Friday 25, Rajoy will be in China. Therefore it is likely that the Government will make an extraordinary Council of Ministers to approve those resources and stop as soon as the query. From there, the Executive remains convinced that Mas abide and will not let the polls to the streets against a decision of the Constitutional. “I hope so,” said the vice president.
Santamaria recalled that the suspension of the law is automatic with the challenge, and claimed a Constitution that has allowed Spain has “one of the highest levels of decentralization United in our environment. “
From Catalonia, Artur Mas raised the situation in a very different way but moved in ambiguity in the key issue, that of the ability to take the polls against Constitutional. “We will vote insurance; otherwise conditions will not depend only on us, “he said in an interview on RAC1.
CiU leader stressed the importance of legitimizing consultation abroad and claimed democratic safeguards such as , “involving the yes and the no.” This latter would be infeasible to query an illegal non-independence parties do not recognize.
“If we do well the query will be like a boomerang that will fall on us,” he warned. Catalan president wanted to highlight two things: following repeated demands of ERC and the Catalan National Assembly, which convened the National Day march, Mas said that his government is also who wants to take the polls on November 9 and the important thing now are democratic safeguards of the vote: “I want to put the polls on 9-N so that the result is understood everywhere. Now we question date. We need the answer. We have to be able to have an answer and you can not doubt the result. This is the responsibility of all involved. What good would it have done all this if after the response is not valid or accepted? “
.The challenge Query law involves immediate suspension
The organizers of National Day V opt for civil disobedience, which also defends ERC. But he would not go into that question. “Urns ERC does not say, so say we all. The first concerned that the polls are 9-N me. The state can say no, but can not help it. This challenge was solved by voting, we have the mechanisms, “he said. In the event that “the conditions of the call for consultation quedasen altered by the actions of others,” But he reiterated that determined in agreement what response should be given to all parties supporting the query: CiU, ERC, ICV-EUiA and CUP.
Meanwhile, from Extremadura, the president of the community, José Antonio Monagas (PP), rejected a hypothetical reform of regional funding supusiera more resources to Catalonia. “If Catalonia has a funding problem, that will be reintegrated Andorra and the money,” he said, referring to the fortune of Jordi Pujol abroad
Sánchez asked to speak Rajoy and More
The secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, yesterday asked the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, and the president of the Generalitat, Artur Mas, meet immediately to find a solution.
Before the Federal Committee of the PSOE, Sanchez will refer today to the situation that exists in Catalonia, “on the verge of a crisis state.” There is nothing new hear what the leaders of the PSOE, and broad representation of PSC, but let anybody concern, increased from last Thursday’s National Day. Ante “shocking images” of hundreds of thousands of Catalans vote calling for Sanchez yesterday called on National Radio talk Rajoy Mas.
“Citizens expect their leaders political leadership to solve the problem.” The formula of the socialist leader is no consultation or “immobility” but the reform of the Constitution to reflect “the uniqueness of Catalonia”. Today will make clear that this will be a priority for the short game and take the initiative to present the basis for reform. A federal Spain, according to Sanchez, will be more “efficient” and more balanced, and although it affects all communities, not hidden that the priority of the reform is to contain the anxiety of many Catalan separatist.
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