Crossing of statements between the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez , and the leader of the opposition, the president of the PP, Alberto Nuñez Feijoó in response to the decision of the Constitutional Court to stop the vote in the Senate of several amendments that aspired to change the appointment procedure of the judges of the TC. Twenty minutes late, the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez appeared in Moncloa early in the morning through an institutional statement, pointing out that his Executive will respect this judicial resolution but that his Government will guarantee the law and the Constitution Throughout his five-minute intervention he covered the situation of the blockade of the TC and the CGPJ, accusing the PP of this blockade in the last four years and then showing his disagreement with the Constitutional resolution to stop the vote. Pedro Sánchez, during his speech today 12-20-2022 (Photo: Europa Press) “We are witnessing an unprecedented situation, the Constitutional Court orders to paralyze a vote in the Cortes,” said the president, later pointing out that “this is a serious event.
For the first time, legitimate representatives elected by citizens are prevented from carrying out their functions of representation, debate and legislation. In this regard, he recalled that “in times of uncertainty, serenity and firmness are needed. Serenity in strict compliance Phone Number List with the Law; and firmness to ensure respect for the Constitution and the popular will freely expressed in the elections prevail,” he added in his statement in the face of a fact “unprecedented in 44 years of democracy . ” In these first twenty-four hours, institutional statements have followed the decision of the Constitutional Court to paralyze or suspend the parliamentary processing in the Senate of two amendments referring to the Judiciary within the law that reforms the Penal Code. An unnecessary tension For his part, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo , president of the PP, pointed out in his appearance that " we must reduce the level of pressure , we must stop talking about plots or coups and avoid more concessions to the independence movement." It is not true that those of us who are aligned with Sánchez are fascists.
We are a liberal democracy with tradition and we should not torpedo it.” For the popular leader, “ in recent weeks Sánchez has taken us to an undesirable place .” In the last forty-five days the Government denounces the crime of sedition on a bridge, of those convicted of corruption on other bridges and modifies the election criteria of the TC to please the independence movement to approve it on Christmas Eve. Feijoó believes that “ we must ask ourselves if this way of acting is logical , bypassing all constitutional criteria and rulings. It is only urgent for the independence movement so that it continues to be an ally of Pedro Sanchez.” Alberto Núñez Feijoó at the National Board of Directors of the Popular Party (Photo: Popular Party) Regarding the reactions of the first institutions of the State, Congress and Senate, he highlights: “There is a statement from the TC only from the procedure because there were two laws that wanted to change the judicial power .