The president of Supreme Court of Spain, Carlos Lesmespresented his resignation on Monday, amid accusations between the ruling party and the opposition for the lack of agreements for the appointment of judges, which dilates a crisis that could block the operation of the Justice.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchezof the Socialist Party (PSOE), met today with the leader of the opposition Popular Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóoat the Government headquarters they agreed to make another attempt to overcome the blockade in the appointment of magistrates, the government reported.
Several weeks ago, Lesmes threatened to resign to try to resolve this crisis arising from tensions between the progressive government, a coalition between the PSOE and Podemos, and the right-wing PP, the main opposition party, who accuse each other of blocking almost four years ago the renewal of the governing body of the judges.
Both parties, howeverthey have no choice but to understand each other, since 12 of the 20 members of this body must be appointed by qualified majority three-fifths of both houses of Parliament.
“We have made progress to address the joint renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) and the Constitutional Court (TC) with a new framework that deepens independence criteria,” tweeted Núñez Feijóo after the meeting with Sánchez.
For his part, the Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, told journalists that Spain is experiencing “a serious crisis of the Judiciary” and that for this reason, Sánchez and Feijóo “agreed to make one last attempt to solve the blockade and renew the CGPJ and the Constitutional Court.”