The spokesperson for PSC, Elia Tortolerohas wanted to distance itself this Monday from the meeting underway in Brussels between the vice president of the Government and leader of Sumar, Yolanda Diazand the ‘expresident’ Carlos Puigdemont, assuring that it does not “compromise” the socialists. However, he has not ruled out that his party meets with the leader of together in the framework of the negotiations for the investiture of Pedro Sánchez.
Tortolero has limited himself to saying that the PSC “works more than explains” and has assured that the content of any agreements will be explained once “it has been carried out.” “We have to be very discreet with the negotiations,” Tortolero has warned, although he has made it clear that he “respects” that Add choose another path. In this sense, he has avoided giving any details of the negotiations, although he did want to delimit the possible pact to the “framework of the Constitution“. Explicitly asked if the amnesty would fall within this framework, he has assured that it is not up to the PSC to decide, but to the jurists.
From Junts, as EL PERIÓDICO explained, they are considering asking the PSOE that the possible investiture pact be staged with a act at waterloo with Carles Puigdemont together with a high-ranking socialist leader.
The Comuns are committed to “talking to everyone”
On the other hand, the spokesperson for Catalunya en Comú, Joan Mena, has positively valued this meeting, which falls within the will of the leader of Sumar to “talk to everyone who needs to talk so that Spain can have a progressive and plurinational government.” Avoiding putting more pressure on the negotiations, Mena has assured that the talks are in an initial stage in which all parties must present their “demands”.
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From here, he assures, it will be possible to open “a dialogue process” for the reissue “of a progressive and plurinational government“, which places the Catalan agenda “at the center” of the debate. In this sense, he has valued the “advances” of recent weeks such as the recognition of Catalan in the Parliament or the opening of the debate on amnesty. Although yes that he has asked the independentistas to be “honest” and to admit that “the unilateral path is no longer part of this new political stage.”
ERC Delegation in Brussels
Finally, from ERC they have also pointed out as “positive” the existence of this meeting and that Junts “joins the path of negotiation”. “Any contact and dialogue channel is welcome”, pointed out in this regard the spokesperson for the Republicans, Rachel Sanswho has also announced that a delegation from his party will travel to Brussels this Tuesday to attend the conference on Carlos Puigdemontwhere it is foreseen that it indicates its conditions for the investment.