As for the Spanish formations, the PSOE has supported the king’s speech and emphasized that they could not “agree more” with the call for serenity, while Podemos has criticized the message and made sure that the monarch “is nothing more than the depressing project of law.”
The political reactions to the traditional Christmas speech of the King of Spain, Felipe VI, are not long in coming, and as far as the Basque groups are concerned, the PNV He was the first to express his opinion. As in previous years, EH Bildu has decided not to make any evaluations of the monarch’s message.
In a note to the media, the PNV spokesperson in Congress said: Aitor Estebanhas deplored the “idyllic vision” that the head of the Spanish state has on the constitution “which neither the PNV nor the Basque society supported in 1978” and has reminded Felipe VI of “the existence of the Basque nation.” The Jeltzale formation believes that the monarch “could have tried to accommodate different national sentiments, but he has not had the will so far.”
Regarding Felipe VI’s request for serenity, Esteban stated that “EAJ-PNV does not feel challenged.” “We work with responsibility to improve the lives of Basque citizens.”
Spanish formations
As for the Spanish formations, as usual, most of the reactions came through social networks. Thus in a message published on the platform PSOE has supported the king’s speech and emphasized that they could not “agree more” with the call for serenity. “Philip VI understands that political life must be characterized by serenity. We couldn’t agree more. Consensus must be the way to dedicate all our efforts to the well-being of the citizens of Spain,” they wrote.
On the contrary, the Secretary General of CanIone Belarra has been highly critical and has made sure that the monarch is ‘nothing more than the depressing project of the Spanish right’. “This king is nothing more than the depressing project of the Spanish right. How lazy,” he commented in his X profile.
In the publication, Belarra also shared her wish that the end-of-year speeches “will be delivered once and for all by the President of the Republic.”
Source: EITB
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