Catalans let Sánchez: Spain is probably prior to the election

The Catalan independence parties, on whose support the minority government of the PSOE in Parliament is dependent, agreed to on Wednesday with the Conservatives and the liberals against the budget of the government. So Sánchez is actually in June, due in 2020 General election according to Reports, prefer to call probably in the spring of the polls. Possible dates for the 14. or the 28. April, speculated media.

"died in The legislature with the budget," commented the Catalan newspaper "El Periódico". Sánchez will speak on Friday in the framework of the Council of Ministers to his plans, and the election date, media reported, citing government circles. The head of the government had left after the vote on the Budget without a word, the Parliament.

receivable after consideration rejected

Sanchez had refused earlier demands of the separatist Catalan parties to give in. They wanted to achieve as a return for their votes, among other things, that the head of government is speaking out against the court proceedings against the Catalan separatist leader.

Twelve former politicians and activists on trial since Tuesday in connection with the independence referendum in October 2017 in Madrid before the Supreme court, among other things, because of Rebellion. You many years of prison sentences. The separatists consider the process as a "Farce", and accused, who are for the most part for more than a year in detention as "political prisoners".

Also, wanted the Catalan parties ERC and PDeCAT Sánchez' consent to a dialogue with intermediaries over more right of self-determination in the Region. Critics had declared, Sánchez had become a "hostage" of the Catalans. Until recently, there had been intensive negotiations of the left forces with the separatists. "But it was all in vain," wrote the newspaper "El País".

separatist parties in the office

The 46-Year-old was last June, after a vote of no confidence against his conservative predecessor, Mariano Rajoy, among other things, with the votes of the Catalan separatist parties come into office. At the time, he had a look in the near future to hold a new election to be recognised, which he had avoided so far.

on Sunday, tens of thousands followed the call of the conservative people's party, the liberal Ciudadanos and the right-wing populist Vox, and had demonstrated in Madrid for a new election, and the unity of Spain.

according to surveys, Vox could come up currently in a vote to about 13 percent of the vote. You could move in as the first ultra-right party since the end of the Franco dictatorship more than 40 years ago to the Spanish Parliament.

Recently, there was in Spain at the end of 2015 and in summer 2016 parliamentary elections - is equal to two Times within six months. Due to a strong fragmentation of votes, the country was still almost a year without a regular government. Subsequently, the weak conservative government of Rajoy's held only one and a half years, until Sánchez took his opponents out of the Moncloa Palace. (anf/sda)

Created: 13.02.2019, 15:52 PM