The PP has stated that it complies with the ruling of the Supreme Court that has rejected the precautionary measure promoted by the party to compel several ministers to appear before the Senate and account for the crisis in Ceuta. At the same time, it has emphasized that the Government now has a period of ten days to present before the High Court the reasons for its non-appearance.
The Vacation Chamber of the Supreme Court has dismissed this Saturday the request of three senators from the PP, understanding that the "special urgency" required to resolve without first hearing the opposing party has not been demonstrated. However, it has agreed to process the request as an ordinary precautionary measure and has granted ten days to the State Attorney's Office to present its arguments.
After the resolution was made known, the 'popular' have reiterated that they respect the ruling, although they believe that "it does not resolve the substance of the problem," and have stressed that the Executive must now justify why it declined to appear. "The Government does not choose who controls it," they have defended, also advancing that they will continue to demand compliance with this rule that they consider "elementary democratic."
The "legal and constitutional debate" remains open
In a statement, the formation led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo has emphasized that the Supreme Court only rules out the exceptional route of the precautionary measure without hearing the Government beforehand, but keeps the processing active as an ordinary precautionary measure. Thus, it does not yet rule on jurisdiction, competence, or the admissibility of the appeal.
For this reason, the PP states that the "legal and constitutional debate" raised "remains open" and highlights that the court indicates that the allegedly violated right is linked to the exercise of the representative position of senator, which includes the power to control the Government. It adds, moreover, that the public interest regarding the migratory crisis in Ceuta would not be nullified even if that parliamentary control materialized after the processing of the precautionary measure.
"No Government can decide which Chamber controls it, when it does so, and under what conditions," the Popular Parliamentary Group has reiterated, emphasizing that it will continue to demand that the Executive also provide explanations in the Senate -- while eight ministers will appear in Congress between August 25 and 31 -- to clarify their management of the crisis in Ceuta.