He lehendakari, Inigo Urkullupointed out that there is journey into the interpretation of the Constitution to conduct “concerted consultations” and indicated that “he does not understand why we are afraid of a citizen survey exercise”.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, indicated that the referendum “does not fit into the Constitution”said Urkullu, who emphasized that he and “others” spoke of agreed consultations.

“I think there is progress in the interpretation of the Constitution or in the possibility for the delegation to carry out concerted consultations,” said Urkullu, who stressed that the a model exists in the United Kingdom or in Canada’s “clarity law”.

“There are ways by which, if we want to exercise politics with will, while respecting legal frameworks and There are ways to allow citizens to express themselves freely.“, he indicated.

A long-term amnesty

Regarding a possible amnesty, he indicated that the approach must start from the principle of “Try to reverse as much as possible what happened in September and October 2017” in Catalonia.

There are people who have served sentences and others who are out of state, so “reversing that situation is difficult, if not impossible, in some cases,” he said.

Urkullu considered that the amnesty must be based on a long-term vision and not just to take advantage of the election of the president of the government and in this long look “suppose” that “The time will come to address other laws such as the criminal procedure law or the penal code.“, not just amnesty.