The negotiations were intense, and they resulted in an agreement. The Spanish Socialist Party of Pedro Sanchez managed to come to an agreement on Thursday with the formation of the Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont with a view to the reappointment of the outgoing Prime Minister.
In exchange for their support, the Catalan separatists obtained from the socialists a commitment to the adoption by Parliament of an amnesty law for their leaders and activists prosecuted by the courts, in particular for involvement in the attempted secession of the Catalonia in 2017.
An agreement that provokes the fury of the right
The content of the agreement should be revealed at midday in Brussels, where Carles Puigdemont has been based since his departure from Spain in 2017 to escape prosecution by the Spanish justice system.
The support of the seven deputies of Carles Puigdemont’s party, Together for Catalonia (Junts per Catalunya), is essential for Pedro Sánchez, who came second in the legislative elections of July 23, so that he can have a majority in Parliament allowing him to be returned to power.
The amnesty bill for Catalan separatists provokes the fury of the Spanish right and far right who accuse Pedro Sánchez of being ready to do anything to stay in power.