The candidate of Together to the Catalan elections, the former president Carles Puigdemonthas supported that the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezcontinue in your position if you are ready to reach a “historic agreement” with Catalonia.
In an interview with Europa Press, he stated: “If there is a prime minister called Pedro Sánchez and he is willing to reach a historic agreement with Catalonia, I am interested in continuing. But his name is Pedro Sánchez or whatever his name is.”
Although he says that he could have “a lot of personal empathy with the husband, with the man,” and that they could agree on many things, he has stressed that he must negotiate with Sánchez as president of the Government.
“If you are willing to maintain the commitment we must reach and go to the end, we have no problem, but we will always decide with whom we negotiate depending on compliance. “If things are fulfilled, we will comply,” he warned her.
Question of confidence
He has reiterated that Sánchez presents a question of trust if you believe that your Presidency is weakened, because it is in Congress where everyone will be able to speak out.
When asked if Junts would support him, he literally asked to go step by step because wants to take advantage of the opportunities that open up: “Many times, the crises of the Spanish political system have represented opportunities for the Catalan political system.”
He has insisted that he wants a bilateral relationship with the State to achieve an agreement that resolves the political conflict between Catalonia and the State, and They will “always” decide their votes based on that.
He believes there will be amnesty
He does not see the risk of Amnesty Law if Sánchez resigns, neither due to calendar nor due to opportunity, but he has made it clear that Junts will not decide their performance in Madrid either “based on a law that is already in its final process”.
Furthermore, he has maintained his commitment to return to Catalonia for the investiture debate. although the amnesty finally fallsalthough he does not believe that it will not decline.
Yes, he was surprised by Sánchez’s reasons for taking 5 days of reflection in the face of “accusations that have no basis”, but has avoided speculating on the motive and about what can happen if he continues or resigns.
For this reason, he has refused to comment on whether Sánchez’s decision is related to his possible aspiration to hold positions in Europe after the June 9 elections or if it is due to the reopening of the Pegasus case given the information provided by the French authorities, among other issues.
Taking advantage of the opportunity”
Even if Sánchez resigns, he believes that it would not necessarily entail breaking off negotiations with the PSOE abroad, because they will want to continue governing: “And if they want to continue governing in Spain, right now They must understand with us yes or yes, or they do not govern in Spain”.
“If the person in front of us is Pedro Sánchez, I have no problem. But if the person we have is someone else and he complies, and We redouble the bet and take advantage of the opportunityI wouldn’t have any problem either,” he said.
According to Puigdemont, if one begins to lead a country it is because has the character to lead and assume the consequences and the risks, and he did not want to go into details of what being president meant for him: “I haven’t done it in 6 and a half years, I won’t do it now.”
“But if you need some advice on how to live in extreme situations, persecuted and spied on for your political conditions, covered in non-existent dossiers, I could give him a master’s degree,” he added.
