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  • Cracks in the PSOE The Andalusian PP embraces Felipe González in his offensive against amnesty

The former president of the Government and former secretary general of the PSOE, Felipe González, did not want to delve into the internal wound of the PSOE on Thursday because of the presumed amnesty, but launched some messages more or less between the lines on the day in which the expulsion of Nicolás Redondo Terreros was known for, precisely, opposing the concessions to the independentistas. And from his words can be interpreted a malaise that he has been expressing for weeks.

González said that "who is not controversial is that he swallows with everything and they already understand what that means" and, without reiterating his criticism of the current leadership of his party, he stressed that "I feel free because I say what I think and responsible because I think what I say."

He did it in an act in which he was surrounded by a good part of the staff of the Andalusian PP, with Juanma Moreno at the head. The president of the regional Parliament, Jesús Aguirre; the mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, or Senator Javier Arenas were some of the illustrious popular who did not want to miss the tribute to González that was paid to him by the Chamber of Commerce of Seville and the Ibero-American chambers.

Nothing casual, since the Andalusian PP has embraced the former socialist president in his offensive against Pedro Sánchez for the presumable amnesty and territorial concessions to the Catalan separatists and before the ambiguity of the Andalusian socialism led by Juan Espadas, also present in a tribute attended by historical socialists such as Alfonso Guerra or José Rodríguez de la Borbolla, as well as Manuel Chaves.

The Popular Party has found in the former president of the Government its best battering ram against Pedro Sánchez in his offensive against the amnesty that the Catalan separatists intend to wrest from him in exchange for his support in the investiture. Especially the Andalusian PP of Juanma Moreno has embraced González and his resounding rejection of the concessions to the sovereigntists to highlight the division in the PSOE and in the face of the ambiguity maintained by the Andalusian federation of Juan Espadas.

Felipe González greets a group of socialist supporters before the event in Seville.GOGO LOBATO

Moreno said of him that he is "a leader for life" and "a reference for those who understand Spain from moderation and the sense of state", words not casual, chosen to contrast the former president with the current leader of the PSOE.

Moreno regretted that he is not heard and expressed his admiration "regardless of political differences."

It was Felipe González himself who a week ago opened the PSOE's thunder box by giving voice to the stupor and anger that has caused in a sector of the party the predisposition of the leadership to grant an amnesty to the Catalan independence leaders accused and convicted by the 1-O.

In an interview on Onda Cero Radio, the former president of the Government was specific and said that "in the Constitution there is no room for amnesty or self-determination" while warning that "the foundations of our democracy and coexistence are being attacked."

He even confessed that it "cost" him to vote for his party, the PSOE, in the last general elections.

His harsh criticisms marked the path of a good number of historical leaders of the PSOE equally opposed to unlimited concessions to the sovereigntists in exchange for investiture. Alfonso Guerra -who accompanied him yesterday in Seville-, Ramón Jáuregui, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra or Joaquín Almunia expressed more or less clearly their critical position with the direction of Pedro Sánchez.

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