"If we have to go back to elections, we go back to it," the first secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, has stated clearly about the possibility of a self-determination referendum in Catalonia that Junts and ERC are calling for. "There has never been that possibility on the table. We will not take a single step on the path of the rupture and division of Catalan society," explained the socialist leader to elaborate on the joint statement released yesterday by the PSOE and the Without referring to the referendum, PSC was committed to dialogue in Catalonia "to overcome the division and not to deepen the rupture and discord."
The statement was the socialist response to the proposed resolution agreed upon by the two pro-independence forces, necessary for the investiture of Perdro Sánchez, in which these forces were called upon not to support any Spanish government that "does not commit to working to make effective the conditions for holding the referendum.”
Illa, who this morning gave interviews on RAC1, La Ser and TVE, has been very discreet and cautious regarding the chances of success of the investiture of the PSOE leader and has warned that "nothing should be taken for granted", in allusion to both the amnesty and the investiture. However, the socialist leader has shown the PSOE's willingness to "continue advancing coherent policies that have borne fruit and that have always had the support of the people within the framework of the Constitution", without mentioning the word amnesty.
"I don't know if it complicates the negotiation but it clarifies it," Illa explained regarding what happened in the last few hours. He did not want to enter into speculation about the reason for the pro-independence resolution proposal that will be approved this Friday in Parliament, but he has considered that "these races for prominence are not what is appropriate nor what the Catalan and Spanish citizens demand." ". "At this time it would be appropriate to have a bit of political work, to do things well," she indicated.
