The vowels of the new General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) They concluded their fourth meeting without reaching a consensus. the name of the president of the Supreme Court, which is also precisely the governing body of the judges. After trying to advance the negotiations, the members did not succeed. This meeting took place three days before the opening of the judicial year, a solemn date presided over by King Felipe VI for which all parties wanted to reach an agreement. They accepted open the list of candidates in order to reach an agreement. The plenary session will resume this Tuesday at ten o’clock in the morning.
The CGPJ plenary session ruled on August 5 not to see each other again until the situation is resolved. All this after three days of unsuccessful negotiations. Sources consulted have already suggested that this new meeting on Monday does not guarantee success of an agreement, although they said that progress had been made and that the election of the new presidency could be on track.
Official sources detail that “the plenary session of the CGPJ agreed open list of candidates with the aim of reaching an agreement for the presidency of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary imminently. Today’s session went well. fluid and cordial with the aim of reaching a consensual outcome. “The members agreed to continue the plenary session for tomorrow at 10:00. The negotiating committee will continue its work a future program for the next five years,” they add.
Last Wednesday, the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Felix Bolanossaid members “will take “the best decision” at this meeting, stressing that the candidates have “indisputable” prestige and an “impeccable” track record. The current seven candidates The presidency of the Supreme Court and the governing body of judges are Esperanza Córdoba, Antonio del Moral, Ana Ferrer, Ángeles Huet, Carmen Lamela, Pablo Lucas and Pilar Teso.
The members reached a consensus to choose between two: Pilar Tesoproposed by the progressive wing, and Paul Lucaspromoted by the conservatives, but after several votes. But in the end they couldn’t break the tie 10 votes between the two candidates. This failure forced them to return to square one this week. That is why they had to reconsider the seven names initially proposed.
More names
However, given the lack of understanding, members of the right wing of the CGPJ suggested to their colleagues in the sector linked to the government of Pedro Sánchez the possibility of include more candidates to the presidency of the Supreme Court and the college of judges, in case an agreement is not reached at the meeting this Monday. Sources from the non-governmental sector informed OKDIARIO that they had proposed this option to the progressives, specifying that They did not impose any veto. On the other hand, from the opposing sector, it is emphasized that the right-wing bloc would have opposed the three names proposed so far, which had to be a woman no matter what: Ana Ferrer, Angeles Huet and Pilar Teso. Finally the option was accepted to open the list to new candidates.
The plenary session, in which members will attempt to elect the Supreme Court president and the panel of judges just three days before the opening of the judicial year, finally began at 6 p.m., an hour later than planned. scheduled. It was extended until nine o’clock. The meeting took place after, this morning, the negotiation teams attempted to reconcile their positions in a previous session.
