There is already a legitimate, democratic and constitutional government. Pedro Sánchez has been sworn in by a more than sufficient majority. The tone of the debate was confrontational between two blocs that were irreconcilable. The climate of confrontation will continue throughout the legislature, which is presented in an atmosphere of rejection of the other on all fronts.
Spain is not going to break up and will continue to be a parliamentary democracy. But it will be fractured socially and politically. Sánchez has worked the investiture to the point of changing his mind to obtain the seven votes that Carles Puigdemont has administered since Waterloo, going from being persecuted by justice to becoming the arbiter of Spanish governance.
The Popular Party received the most votes, but its implicit and explicit alliance with Vox isolated it from other political forces to achieve a majority. Núñez Feijóo won, but Sánchez will govern for another four years. Arithmetic is not about ideas.
Sánchez has built a wall against the right, but he has to cross unsafe bridges with his partners. He has opted for dialogue in Catalonia and will have an increase in tension in Spain. Laura Borràs maintains that the problem now lies with the Spaniards and Puigdemont will demand that the amnesty and the agreements with the PSOE be strictly complied with. Four foreign supervisors, unknown for now, will review compliance with the agreements every month in Geneva. This is new.
Walls to stop the right in Spain and bridges built for partners who will raise the auction to continue supporting them. Pablo Iglesias has already blown up a retreating pontoon. Since Sánchez has been president, no one has discovered his Achilles' heel. Will it be invulnerable?
