Ana Pastor extolizes the « need for institutional respect » in the presentation of her speeches book | Spain
In the same act two styles could be observed and contrast, two ways to face political life and two types of speeches. The Congress organized on Thursday the presentation of a new book with the most relevant interventions of the former president of the Courts during the XII Legislature, The popular Ana Pastor, And the event was introduced by the current leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the two Galicians and the same game, but of different tune. The former minister took the occasion to advocate in the « house of the word and of all Spaniards » for « the need to recover institutional respect, dialogue and moderation. » Feijóo, before entering, already lashed out against the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for not presenting in Parliament the National Defense Plan that demanded the previous day in the special plenary on the international crisis and, inside, he strongly criticized the chief of the Executive, whom he blamed Spain into an “egocracy”.
Congress, under this stage of the socialist Francina Armengol, He has promoted a series of institutional books by the former presidents of the Cortes and the government that the pastor herself devised at the time. Mariano Rajoy premiered the initiative And he was this Thursday, in his 70th birthday, in the act of Pastor. Then they were followed by José Bono and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The Chamber is now waiting to specify the publication of those most important interventions by Felipe González and José María Aznar.
Armengol used the presentation of the book of his predecessor Ana Pastor, who was deputy eight legislatures and president between 2016 and 2019, in addition to twice minister and another undersecretary of state, to assess with a certain tone of frustration the advice he offered in a coffee at the beginning of this mandate about the opportunity to convert the courts into the home of the “gift of the word to convince”. Feijóo only put on « the president of the president of the PP » and launched several direct attacks against Sánchez without expressly quoting him, such as when he advocated because politics arrives personalities with « attitudes and skills » and not « laboratory apprentices » belonging to « a weak egocracy incapacitated to govern » that live « in the scandal and permanent immorality » or « unworthy rulers » « They kneel the people and subordinate the general interest to staff. »
Ana Pastor was on the other hand, about her legacy. In the Constitutional Chamber of the Congress, personalities and political, military and medical authorities of all parties and epochs were gathered. The former president and former minister, now at the head of the medical employer, had to allocate many minutes to thanks. He also revealed the advice he gave to Armengol in that cafe: « Learn all the names of the other 349 deputies because if you call the order in general they will not pay attention to you but if you say ‘Mr. Hernando!’, Then the message is understood by the whole world. » Pastor raised to finish his institutional discourse words such as « respect, serious and fruitful dialogue, moderation more as a strength than a weakness, listening before speaking, veracity, politics not show, democratic commitment, pluralism and Spanish constitution. » And the room broke into an applause this time unanimous.
