The former president of the Government Felipe Gonzalez has questioned this Tuesday that Pedro Sánchez’s Executive is “the most progressive in history” because, in his opinion, it is “an offense to reason” and is “the most unequal in the redistribution” of income with “macroeconomic success.”
“It is one thing to govern and another to be in the government. At least it has the purpose of ensuring that others do not govern,” said the former socialist leader in an interview in The night in 24 hours (TVE), in which he criticized the PSOE leadership for reproaching him for “the policies” with which Pedro Sánchez ran for the general elections. In turn, has once again criticized the amnesty law agreed with Junts for the investiture of the current head of the Executive. “My opinion is based on the party’s resolutions and not on what comes next,” he stated.
González, who has confirmed that he has not received the invitation to the 41st Federal Congress of the PSOE in Seville, has stressed that the primary system “has not worked” in Spain. “The party of the militants? Maybe, but I can’t identify it.”“he asked.
Questioned about the investigation into Begoña Gómez, a day after the Madrid Court refused to close her case, the former President of the Government has regretted that politics is being judicialized, while asking for respect for the rule of law. “If judges make mistakes, there are remedies, but they cannot interfere in the function of the judiciary”explained González, who has been critical of the polarization of society that comes “from above” – in reference to politics – and of the investigative commissions, which are for “exhibition.”
Regarding the legal reform that could benefit more than 40 ETA prisoners approved unanimously in Congress, González highlighted that the European directive was challenged by Rajoy’s Government to exclude terrorism, something that was endorsed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), as he recalled.
“ETA’s terrorism has disappeared, but have terrorist crimes disappeared? The fulfillment of sentences? “It is a reasonable doubt,” said the former president, who has acknowledged that the debate is still open and interpretable, although he has regretted that the deputies of Congress “must have more important issues that no one has realized.”
