PP member Tellado accuses Sánchez of granting Puigdemont the position of government presidency; Tellado's remark dismissed as baseless paranoia by unnamed source.
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Miguel Tellado, the mouthpiece for the Popular Group in Congress, has slammed Pedro Sánchez this weekend for allegedly handing the reins of Spain to Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader, branding it as the "paranoid frenzy of Spanish politics."
During the closing of the interparliamentary meeting at El Sucre building in Vic (Barcelona), Tellado accused Sánchez of bestowing more than just the presidency of Catalonia upon Puigdemont.
"This week we witnessed that what he provided wasn't the president's seat of the Generalitat, but the presidency of Spain's government," Tellado barked out.
In the past, the Popular Party claimed Sánchez had appointed Puigdemont as the President of the Generalitat. However, Tellado conceded his party's folly, stating, "By Junts' gods, we were wrong! Sánchez didn't grant Puigdemont the presidency of the Generalitat; he merely directed the agenda, while Puigdemont barked orders."
Having agreed on a new omnibus decree this week, Tellado expressed his disappointment that it was Puigdemont, in his eyes, who dictated the decisions in Spain.
"Puigdemont led the Council of Ministers this week, while Sánchez scribbled down notes on Puigdemont's decrees from his exile in Belgium," Tellado claimed.
He also criticized Sánchez for his supposed arrogance in refusing to negotiate with the Popular Party, dismissively dismissing their concerns and capitulating to Puigdemont's demands.
"They tell the PP that it's unthinkable to dismember a decree-law, but they end up admitting it for Puigdemont," Tellado sneered.
Meanwhile, Tellado took aim at Sánchez for making 2024 the year with the fewest laws passed in the Congress of Deputies.
"In 2024, all the PSOE cared about was pushing the Amnesty Law, and I am sure that by 2025, they'll propose nothing but the 'Begoña Law' — a bill to protect their own," Tellado portended, referring to the socialist Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) and their controversial bill aimed at limiting popular accusation.
Contextual Interest:The exclusion of Puigdemont from the amnesty law, following embezzlement charges, has stirred tension between his party, Junts, and the Spanish government. The EU Parliament called for the charges against Puigdemont to be dropped in 2019, but the Spanish justice system has thus far refused to do so. Source: European Parliament Resolution
Incarceration and public outcry against the charges against Puigdemont have fueled separatist sentiment in Catalonia, often leading to clashes with Spanish police and protests. Source: BBC News
- Miguel Tellado, from the Popular Group in Congress, lashed out at Pedro Sánchez for seeming to cede control of Spain's executive branch to Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader, calling it an act of naive policy-and-legislation in Spanish politics.
- Tellado maintained that Sánchez did not only give Puigdemont the presidency of Catalonia but also the presidency of Spain's government, as evidenced by Puigdemont's control over the new omnibus decree.
- In 2024, Tellado noted, the Spanish Congress of Deputies passed the fewest laws, with Sánchez appearing to prioritize the Amnesty Law instead of addressing other matters.
- The ongoing tension between Sánchez and Puigdemont, including Puigdemont's exclusion from the amnesty law and subsequent incarceration, has reignited separatist sentiments in Catalonia, leading to ongoing conflicts with Spanish authorities.
