Editorial: El País

• The blockage of the renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary by the Popular Party is causing an institutional crisis.
• The PP's refusal to allow the voting of new members has been justified with varying excuses, which now include the intervention of the European Justice Commissioner, Didier Reynders.
• The PP has dismissed Brussels' mediation as insufficient following three meetings without agreement.
• The state of the governing body of the judges is desperate, with only 16 out of 21 members, and a majority of 10 members proposed by the PP.
• The obstructionism of the PP is damaging democracy and the functioning of the judiciary in Spain.
• The PP appears to refuse to allow the renewal of the body with their votes, despite the urgent warnings from the EU and the complaints from the judges themselves.

Conclusion: The PP's persistent refusal to allow the renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary requires an urgent solution to prevent further damage to Spanish democracy.

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