The general secretary of the PP has accused the president of “fracturing” Spain to “retain power” at the cost of “paying the price that is.”
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 5 Mar. (Europa Press) –
The general secretary of the PP, Cuca Gamarra, stated on Wednesday that the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, is “a puppet” in the grasp of Catalan “separatism” following the PSOE-junts agreement to transfer immigration responsibilities to the Generalitat.
During a press conference while visiting Tenerife, she remarked that Sánchez has transformed national politics into a “bargain market” where “separatists and independents provide him support month after month” to remain in Moncloa, but “clearly the price of these agreements increases to grant him that additional month.”
Gamarra highlighted that border control and immigration policies should remain an “exclusive” concern of the State, as without such a structure, addressing numerous arising issues becomes “impossible.” Instead of “resolving” the migration crisis affecting the Canary Islands, for instance, by seeking enhanced border deployment or bolstering the personnel of the national police and Civil Guard, Sánchez is focused on “handing over a sole competency of the state, which is not being executed by the separatists, thus allowing them to progress with their independence agenda.”
In her view, what the president is doing “is to fracture and divide Spain” solely to “stay in power.” “They do not seek it for their merit but rather due to their parliamentary, political, and moral fragility, understanding that they may pay a price,” she commented.
The general secretary of the popular party expressed that the proposed legislation is “unconstitutional,” a view that has been echoed by “even ministers of the Spanish Government,” including spokesperson Pilar Alegría and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
“It does not matter if the content is handed over to the independents in exchange for remaining in power,” she said, emphasising that “no state in the world would relinquish control over its borders.”
She further stated that the proposal “goes to such lengths” that it treats Spaniards who do not speak Catalan as “foreigners.” “What is this? Are the socialists truly prepared to go this far? Is the left in our nation willing to compromise to ensure that Pedro Sánchez can stay in La Moncloa for some time longer?” she pondered.
Gamarra conveyed that her party is already examining the potential unconstitutionality of the proposal, asserting that immigration “should be the top priority for a prime minister,” a notion previously raised by the leader of the popular party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, two years ago, presenting a “genuine state policy” that “would be curbing” the influx of individuals to the coasts.
“And that should be the way forward. However, we do not have a government,” she clarified, as the president is “prepared to maintain the unity of Spain at any cost, sacrificing a collective project that is Spain.”
According to Gamarra, “there is little doubt regarding its absolute unconstitutionality, as the Constitution has not changed since the last statements made by the president and the ministers themselves.”
A government “tainted by corruption”
She also remarked that the Government is “pinned down by corruption,” with individuals “parading” before the Supreme Court to provide testimony, including those who were part of the president’s “inner circle,” such as former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, and “high officials” of the Ministry of Development, during a period when the Government of Pedro Sánchez must account for the use of all funding.
In this connection, she stated that this situation is not merely about “prostitutes at the service of Mr Ábalos for a party that claimed to be progressive,” but also pertains to “the substantial investigation required regarding why masks were procured from companies associated with the ‘Koldo plot’ during the pandemic,” something that “has also impacted the Canary Islands” because “it was not simply a few shady characters involved, but this extends deeply into the PSOE and its connections.”
Gamarra holds that “with such a high level of corruption and parliamentary weakness, any other prime minister would have already stepped down to call for elections.”
