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Editorial: El Español

  • The Government has brokered the Amnesty Law at a high political cost.
  • Pedro Sánchez's stance to exonerate the pro-independence leaders has caused popular rejection and has weakened the PSOE.
  • Polls suggest the PSOE would lose seats in the next general elections, benefiting the PP.
  • The governing coalition has empowered radical factions of the independence movement.
  • PSOE records a fall in voting intention for the next European elections.
  • Government's amnesty measures are highly unpopular, with a large majority of Spaniards against.
  • The European elections, with their plebiscitary character, are likely not to favor the government.
  • Sánchez has the opportunity to rectify his omission in the 23-J campaign.

Conclusion: The government is paying a high price for its amnesty policy, and public perception indicates that the PSOE is in a precarious position facing the upcoming elections.