Sánchez sends a warning to Feijóo and Abascal: he will fight "tooth and nail" to prevent a PP and Vox victory

Pedro Sánchez has taken advantage of his interview this Monday with Aimar Bretos on Hoy por Hoy of Cadena SER to vindicate the continuity of his political project and to place the next general elections as a new confrontation between the progressive bloc and a right that, in his opinion, would be doomed to pact with Vox. The President of the Government has assured that his intention is to exhaust the legislature and has made it clear that he would be willing to run again in 2027 if he has the support of the PSOE.

The relationship with Junts has been one of the issues addressed during the conversation. Sánchez has clarified that there are indeed contacts with the independence party, although limited to the parliamentary sphere. "There are contacts from a sectoral point of view, I mean from the point of view of the parliamentary groups, of parliamentary work, but from a political point of view there are no contacts," he explained. Specifically, he pointed out that he does not maintain conversations at the highest level with Carles Puigdemont or with the Junts leadership.

Asked directly if he had spoken with Puigdemont, Sánchez replied that he had not. The president acknowledged that he regrets it because he believes that there are still issues on which both sides could find points of agreement. "I believe that we have the capacity, I mean from those political contacts, to move forward with policies that are also important for Catalonia and that are also important for the country as a whole," he said, citing among other issues housing, migration, regional financing and debt relief.

Sánchez vindicates his policy towards Catalonia

The president has also defended one of the political decisions that generated the most controversy during his mandate: the change of position regarding the amnesty. Sánchez has vindicated the result of that strategy and has defended that it allowed the Catalan conflict to be returned to the political arena.

"I was criticized: you changed your mind. Well, yes, I changed my mind so that the situation would change and I believe the result is that it has worked," he stated. In his opinion, the so-called policy of reunion constitutes one of the main milestones of the current legislature.

Sánchez believes that the current situation in Catalonia has also contributed to improving Spain's international image. "What concerned us and what concerned the international press during the years of the procés, in 2017, has fortunately been overcome," he defended.

Regarding Puigdemont's possible return to Spain, the president avoided commenting on when it could happen and indicated that it will depend on the decision made by the former president himself.

The president wants to exhaust the legislature and offers himself for 2027

Sánchez has confirmed that he maintains his commitment to present the Budgets and exhaust the legislature. The president has defended that general elections should be held within the ordinary calendar and has set the election date for 2027.

"I have committed to doing so. That the budgets will substantiate their debate in 2026 and will be presented in 2026 and there will be elections in 27," he assured. In addition, he has expressly opened the door to being a PSOE candidate again. "If my party wants, I am willing to run in 2027 with the same enthusiasm as in 2019," he stated.

The president has justified this willingness by the need that, according to him, exists to maintain a progressive project against an eventual arrival of PP and Vox to power. Sánchez has rejected interpreting the next elections as a simple alternation and has warned that what would be at stake would be an "involution."

"I, of course, will fight tooth and nail to prevent it from happening in our country," he assured.

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