Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s New Leader, Returns From the Political Wilderness-9
Mr. Sánchez faces a
difficult task in Catalonia;
Spain's judiciary is
prosecuting former leaders
of the separatists for
rebellion. Last month, before he got his
opportunity to become
Spain's leader, Mr.
Sánchez called Mr. Torra
"a racist" in reference to
past insults from Mr. Torra toward Spaniards and their
values. Last October, the
Socialists also backed Mr.
Rajoy when he imposed
rule from Madrid on
Catalonia to stop unilateral secession. "It's going to be
complicated for Sánchez,
but the fact that both sides
are ready to dialogue is in
itself a step forward," said
Jordi Hereu, a former Socialist mayor of
Barcelona. "There's an
opportunity for these new
leaders to show that they
understand that this
conflict has been going nowhere but has had a
high cost, not least for the
economy."Source:New York Times
difficult task in Catalonia;
Spain's judiciary is
prosecuting former leaders
of the separatists for
rebellion. Last month, before he got his
opportunity to become
Spain's leader, Mr.
Sánchez called Mr. Torra
"a racist" in reference to
past insults from Mr. Torra toward Spaniards and their
values. Last October, the
Socialists also backed Mr.
Rajoy when he imposed
rule from Madrid on
Catalonia to stop unilateral secession. "It's going to be
complicated for Sánchez,
but the fact that both sides
are ready to dialogue is in
itself a step forward," said
Jordi Hereu, a former Socialist mayor of
Barcelona. "There's an
opportunity for these new
leaders to show that they
understand that this
conflict has been going nowhere but has had a
high cost, not least for the
economy."Source:New York Times
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