Alejandro Fernández's Aggressive Style Clashes with Salvador Illa's Calm in the Catalan Parliament

The leader of the Catalan PP attempts to import the confrontational rhetoric of the Spanish Congress into Catalonia, but the effort falls flat.

Symbolic image of the Catalan Parliament, representing the contrast between calm and political confrontation.

Symbolic image of the Catalan Parliament, representing the contrast between calm and political confrontation.

Alejandro Fernández, leader of the Catalan PP, recently attempted to introduce the aggressive rhetorical style of the Spanish Congress into the Catalan Parliament during control sessions, met by the characteristic restraint of President Salvador Illa.

During recent control sessions, Fernández focused on highly charged issues, such as the situation of the DGAIA, describing it as a “repugnant and nauseating episode” involving “perfectly organized corruption.” This strategy aims to make the political conflict raging in Madrid echo within the Catalan chamber.
The Catalan PP seeks to provoke a sharp reaction from President Illa, similar to the counterattacks delivered by Pedro Sánchez in the Congress. However, Illa adheres to his “formula” of composure: denying disaster, admitting generic shortcomings, and promising improvements in a consistently low-key tone.
This measured environment, dubbed the “Pax Illana,” is supported by the fact that most other parliamentary groups do not engage in the “Madridization” of the discourse. While opposition figures like Monica Sales (Junts) criticize “paralysis” and Josep Maria Jové (ERC) speaks of a “government in stand by,” these criticisms lack the hyperbolic adjectives common in the national Spanish political arena.
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