Bolaños calls for renewal of CGPJ after taking office as Justice Minister
The new Minister of Justice and Presidency, Félix Bolaños, took over from Pilar Lillope and called on the Popular Party (although not by name) to renew the General Council. Due to the popular blockade, the judiciary has completed its five-year term. “There is a need to return the CGPJ to normalcy and renewing it is not an option but an obligation, mandated by the commitments made by our civil servants to the constitution,” he said.
He urged the renewal of the governing body of judges as “a necessary obligation for the functioning of one of the powers of the state” and argued that “there cannot be equivalence between compliance with the constitution and non-compliance with it”. Referring to the Popular Party’s rejection, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party has repeatedly accused it of failing to comply with the Popular Party. “Out of respect for citizens, judges and magistrates, and for Spain’s international reputation, this commission must be updated to be able to say that our system is normal and restore prestige.”
He warned that he would talk to “everyone” to carry out his mission at the ministry, but that this would not stop him from moving forward. “Everything I have to do will be done through dialogue, but I will do everything,” he said.
Regarding the powers of the president, he said the legislative body was starting to be “marked by the search for coexistence, especially in regions where there are clear divisions,” referring to Catalonia. He assured that seeking coexistence is a “constitutional mandate” and that there are “opportunities to do so,” referring to the agreement reached between Spain’s Socialist Workers Party and the Catalan independence parties, which included support for those accused of Catalan independence. Amnesty laws for political parties.this process. “We will pursue this exploration based on respect for the rule of law, the separation of powers, the rule of law and the Constitution.” In, as in the debate that was supposed to take place at the Amnesty Congress, “patriotism prevails, not partisanship, moderation and bigotry”. It’s not an exaggeration, it’s a fact, not a lie. “