All the members of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) have managed to agree to continue to pressure the two main political leaders to resolve as soon as possible the renewal of the body of judges, which has been in office since December 2018 This situation of "democratic abnormality", as defined by many members of the judicial career, caused the resignation of President Carlos Lesmes, who repeatedly asked the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the opposition, Alberto Núñez Feijóo , that they reach an agreement once and for all to unblock the Council and avoid institutional damage
After the resignation of Lesmes, the rest of the members decided yesterday to support his work as president and take up the baton to continue putting pressure on the negotiations opened last Monday after the departure of Lesmes to come to fruition. In a statement unanimously agreed, the 18 members who now make up the Council expressed their confidence that the new reopening of dialogue "crystallizes, as soon as possible, in an agreement that guarantees the immediate renewal of the CGPJ."
Meanwhile, these negotiations are open, although the leader of the PP continues to claim that in order to achieve a renewal, he first wants a written commitment from the Socialists that within six months the Organic Law of the Judiciary will be reformed so that the members of the Council are elected by the judicial career and not by the Congress of Deputies and the Senate.
From Moncloa, they try to be cautious with the demands of the main opposition party, although they do not hide that they are in absolute disagreement with the proposed reform. Despite this head-on clash, they do not lose hope that the renewal may arrive in the coming days.
In what the CGPJ has not agreed unanimously, but with a large majority – only two members against – is in the appointment of the substitute for Lesmes to preside over the body of the judges until the renewal arrives. Progressives and conservatives have reached an agreement so that it is the oldest member, the progressive Rafael Mozo, who performs the functions of the president, with some limitations.
Only two members opposed it, the conservative Wenceslao Olea and the progressive Mar Cabrejas, who even decided to leave the room and not vote, considering that it is an illegal agreement. The CGPJ thus collides with the criteria of the technical cabinet, backed by the Government Chamber of the High Court, which argued that the substitute must be the current acting vice president of the Supreme Court, Francisco Marín. The CGPJ also did not reach any agreement to appoint two magistrates of the Constitutional Court, a completely stalled negotiation.
