Armengol criticizes that the Senate is dedicated to « contrast » to Congress | Spain
The president of the Congress, the socialist Francina Armengol, has evidenced on Monday his discomfort with the actions of the Senate Under the absolute majority of the PP. The Upper House, Armengol said at an informative breakfast at the Madrid Athenaeum, « is being used to contrast things that are done in Congress », which, according to her, « distracts » its function and is « lost time. »
In one of his scarce and very apparitions before the media, Armengol participated on Monday in the new cycle Los breakfasts of the Athenaeum, Inaugurated last month by the President of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Count Pumpidowhere he answered the questions of journalists and public. One of the issues that arose were the clashes held in recent months between the two cameras of the Cortes. The Mallorcan policy dodged the direct question of whether it considers that the Senate has been « unfair » with it, but did enter to judge some of its actions. And he concluded that the majority of the PP has implemented a “way of working very party” with the purpose of opposing the government.
The third authority of the State advocated a constitutional reform to clearly establish the consideration of the Senate as an authentically territorial chamber where the autonomous communities are represented. To questions from journalists, he was also in favor of introducing into the fundamental law the possibility of controlling the actions of the crown. But he admitted that such reforms are unfeasible at this time due to the lack of political consensus.
It also believes a “broad reform” of the Congress Regulation to increase its transparency and give greater participation to citizens facilitating instruments such as the popular legislative initiative. The president was very satisfied with the regulatory modification approved at the beginning of this legislature to allow employment in the debates of the three co -official languages with Spanish. « This does more for the unity of Spain than many other decisions, » he said. « It makes the Catalans feel closer. And the same Basques, the Galicians, the Valencians or the Balearic Islands. »
Armengol struggled to defend the work of Congress, beyond « of Zafio noise and sterile confrontations » that, sometimes, stressed, is the only thing that transcends through the media. However, he regretted that there are deputies who only seek in the debates to place a small very striking fragment to then spread on social networks. And he confessed that sometimes he has met parliamentarians who, being admonished in private for their tone outputs, « are proud of what they have done. »
The leader of the Balearic socialists stressed that while the opposition criticizes the absence of State Budgets in communities such as theirs, governed by the PP, Nor have new accounts have been submitted. Although Pedro Sánchez’s government sits on a majority « tight and heterogeneous, » Armengol said, « there is no alternative and this also responds to what citizens voted. » « These types of majorities are normal in Europe, » he added, before riveting: « Does anyone think a PP and Vox government would be more stable? »
The president of the Courts considered « reasonable » that they are raising Measures against ultra alternative training in Germany in that country. Without entering greater concretions or establishing parallels with Spain, he declared himself favorable to acting against formations that « create hatred between citizens » and are dedicated to « mass deceit and misinformation. »
