The directive to “resist” dominates President Sánchez's strategy, aiming to buy time against the corruption spectacle involving figures like Ábalos, Cerdán, and Koldo. This situation forces the Government to pay an ever-increasing political price, materialized through new agreements with parties opposed to the structure of the Spanish State.
Although the Government boasts economic growth, analysis points to “false growth” characterized by low productivity, stagnant GDP per capita, and high public debt. This fragility, coupled with the questioning of the separation of powers, is driving voters towards radical or extreme parties, according to recent polls.
The current legislature is defined by the growing dependence of the socialist party on radical nationalism. The heirs of ETA, now in Bildu, demand treatment similar to that historically afforded to the PNV. In Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras (ERC) seeks to maintain his leadership and has announced a meeting with Sánchez, while Junts, facing uncertainty regarding Puigdemont's future, maintains pressure, with Salvador Illa's PSC openly calling for amnesty.
Many Spaniards, including Catalans, believe that 'now is not the time for Catalonia'. Now, it is time for Spain.
The PSC has caused surprise by using the favorite phrase of former president Jordi Pujol, “ara toca” (now is the time), to defend its agenda. The president of the Diputació de Barcelona, the socialist Lluïsa Moret, held a press conference last Monday in front of a banner stating: “Ara toca Catalunya,” urging Sánchez's partners to maintain support because the Government “is working.” This revival of Pujol's vocabulary occurs just as the trial of the former CiU leader's “famiglia” begins.
