Spain Facing Imminent Attack on Judicial Independence
Spanish PM Sánchez will likely use a corruption investigation against his wife as an excuse to attack the judiciary’s independence.
Spanish PM Sánchez will likely use a corruption investigation against his wife as an excuse to attack the judiciary’s independence.
No end in sight for the political standoff paralyzing the Spanish judiciary.
The movement, which started in Marseille, is now spreading across the country. “It’s not a movement of anger but rather one of disgust,” a member of an influential police union explains.
Romania’s pro-EU government changed rules impacting the courts, despite human rights groups warning that the reforms represent a clear threat to judicial independence. The EU Commission failed to act.
Protests erupted after Gérald Darmanin ordered the police prefectures to intervene “in any future far-Right or ultra-Right gathering.”
The French president considers these cases a challenge to his political authority, and he has no intention of yielding. For the moment, there is no official reaction to either affair by the Élysée.
Within Spain’s judicial-political controversy, the Partido Popular proposed a legislative change to court-appointment procedures. The PSOE rejected it, as it would mean political suicide.
The conclusion of the judicial-political stand-off remains to be seen, but the Spanish courts appear unmoved by scolding from the EU.
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