Illa reiterates the place of the PSC: “Yes to a session in Catalonia, no to a referendum on self-determination”


“The Socialists are by no means going to be in favor of a disruptive session”, he assured in an interview”A session to ratify an settlement that the Catalan political events have been capable of attain is an possibility””I don’t see this session as rapid, however it could be the topic of dialogue”

The chief of the Catalan socialists, Salvador Illa, is in favor of holding a session in Catalonia, however distinguishes it from the self-determination referendum that ERC has as soon as once more demanded simply because the Sánchez authorities is advancing within the ‘elimination of jurisdiction’ of 1-O with the suppression of the crime of sedition and the discount of embezzlement for which pro-independence leaders have been convicted or prosecuted.

In an interview in El Confidencial, the primary secretary of the PSC reiterates the standard proposal of the Catalan socialists: that the Catalan residents conform to an settlement and vote for it, to not separate from Spain however to agree on a brand new relationship. This is the verbatim of his response when the journalist asks him if there’s going to be a session in Catalonia:

“If, on account of the dialogue between Catalans and their events, a consensus and a minimal settlement are reached on the way to set up the self-government of Catalonia that’s the accountability of the Catalan neighborhood, I agree with that session and it might appear good to me. In no case a session for a rupture, for self-determination For instance, the Statute of 2006 will not be the one which Catalan society voted for [el Tribunal Constitucional declaró inconstitucionales algunos preceptos y estableció interpretaciones de otros; la sentencia se dictó en 2010, después del referéndum]. I don’t see this session as rapid, however it could be the topic of dialogue. In any case, the Catalan socialists won’t ever be in favor of a disruptive, self-determination session. No, no, we won’t be there. But a session to ratify an settlement that the Catalan political events have been capable of attain is an possibility that falls inside the framework of potentialities that we’re considering. The break is a crimson line for us. But I insist, the dialogue between Catalans should start.”

He has identified {that a} session to ratify an settlement that the Catalan political events have been capable of attain “is an possibility that falls inside the framework of potentialities” of the PSC.

Solo authorities of the PSC

Asked if he could be president of the Government or make a bipartisan with ERC if the PSC gained 40 or 42 seats within the subsequent regional elections, Illa replied: “If I get greater than 40 deputies, my concept is to attempt a solo authorities. If some They focus on it with me, I’ll remind them that they’re governing with 33. And if I can not alone, I might search the required assist.”

He has identified that he doesn’t consider that the Government “is able to end the legislature in 2025”, and verbatim assures that it’s the weakest Government within the historical past of Catalonia.

Catalan budgets for 2023

When requested if the PSC will approve the Generalitat’s price range for 2023, he has stated that he is able to negotiate it, and has affirmed that, in what is determined by the PSC, “Catalonia goes to have a price range to rescue it from the failure of the Government of Pere Aragones”.

He has opted to barter the budgets with ERC “on an equal footing”, and has indicated that Catalonia won’t have authorised accounts earlier than the tip of the 12 months as a result of, in his opinion, Aragonès has had an erratic angle.