Spanish PP Respects EU Court Ruling on Amnesty Law But Criticizes Sánchez

Spain's People's Party (PP) has stated its "absolute respect" for the European Court of Justice's decision upholding the amnesty law, but immediately pivoted to criticize President Pedro Sánchez. The PP insists the core issue was not purely legal but whether a president can negotiate "criminal privileges in exchange for a parliamentary majority."

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The debate is whether a president can negotiate criminal privileges in exchange for a parliamentary majority. And our answer remains no. We continue to believe that no president should trade power for impunity.

"Our answer remains no. We continue to believe that no president should trade power for impunity," the PP declared in a statement. The party accused Sánchez of acting against "the word given and against the will of the majority of Spaniards," deeming such actions "morally unacceptable."

The PP also emphasized that the court's decision does not excuse the "grave irresponsibility committed by the separatist movement." The party argued that Catalonia is still recovering from the "great toxic process" and that political responsibility for those actions remains.

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No decision absolves the grave irresponsibility committed by the separatist movement.

Furthermore, the PP noted that the European court's ruling is narrow in scope. It does not examine the constitutionality or political expediency of the law, nor does it pass judgment on the amnesty law as a whole. Instead, the court resolved specific questions regarding aspects of EU law, leaving Spanish courts to apply the ruling accordingly.

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It does not examine the constitutionality, nor the political expediency, nor does it issue a ruling on the entire amnesty law.