(Politics) Heartless feast of the Constitution, a reflection of a relentless political struggle

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The commemorative act of the 43rd anniversary of the Constitution evidenced the confrontation and lack of understanding between the parties that prevent reaching a broad consensus. The request of the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet, to the political groups to preserve constitutional loyalty, to recognize the legitimacy of the other and not to prosecute politics fell on deaf ears given the reactions of the various formations.

The PSOE applauded his words, which he considered directed to the PP and Vox –Santiago Abascal did not attend the tribute ceremony–, while in the ranks of the po[CENSORED]r they criticized that he did not address those who attack the Constitution, the independentists who were not in the celebration, or to the representatives of United We Can who consider the Magna Carta “an old suit”.

Therefore, it is difficult to recover those great consensuses. So much so that it was even news that Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Casado greeted each other during the event.

Due to the pandemic, Pedro Sánchez and his government attended the event, held on the steps of Congress, in the open air, except for the first and second vice-presidents, in Brussels, and the head of Universities; a dozen regional presidents, with the usual absences of the Catalan and Basque presidents –Pere Aragonès and Iñigo Urkullu–, to which were added those of the Andalusian Juanma Moreno and the Balearic Francina Armengol, with tributes in their territories. Yes, there were the newly elected president of the Constitutional Court, Pedro José González Trevijano, and Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, in addition to the president of the Judiciary, Carlos Lesmes.

The distance required by the pandemic further cools the celebration of the anniversary of the Magna Carta
The act was limited to a speech by the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet, with a fiery defense of the role of the parties as they are "essential for pluralism", since they are the ones "in charge of transferring the plural debate to the institutions and articulating agreements ”. For this reason, Batet stressed that "whoever discusses compliance with the Constitution" is placed above it, something that cannot be allowed, because democracy "faces new risks", which lead "to exclusion". In this sense, she also warned of populism that in times of crisis offers "simple solutions" to complex problems.

The president of Congress warned about the danger of delegitimization of political parties. She claimed "constitutional loyalty", which does not prevent criticism, but does "recognize the legitimacy of the other" and "avoid constitutional reproach", which too assiduously translates into taking politics to court. For Batet, "the judicialization of politics means politicizing justice."

And while the president made these warnings, directed, interpreted by many, on the right, the president of the PP, Pablo Casado, vindicated the validity of the Constitution, "against the suicidal revisionism" of the Government partners. He made reference to some government decisions such as the pardons granted to the Catalan pro-independence activists, "condemned for hitting the Constitution", or "the homologation of the political arm of ETA as a priority partner of the Government." He also criticized "the worrying revisionism of the transition", questioning the Amnesty law. For this reason, he asked Pedro Sánchez to "deny his partners who even want to withdraw the title of King from Felipe VI."
On his part, the Vox leader planted a tribute to the Constitution and wanted to lower the profile of the representation of his group. For Abascal, these types of acts are "an authentic mockery" and "a comic show", since they only represent what he called "the progressive consensus."

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