Editorial: El País

• The renewed General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) began work in July, showing a climate of confrontation and polarization. The problems to reach a consensus on their main appointment ended yesterday with the election of Isabel Perelló as president.
• Isabel Perelló will be the first woman to preside over the CGPJ in its 44 years of existence, marking an important milestone. Her election comes at a time when women represent the majority in the judicial profession with 57%.
• Perelló was elected despite not being one of the seven candidates proposed by both sectors —progressive and conservatives— at the beginning of the negotiation.
• After 25 years with presidents of the Judiciary of conservative tendency and more than five years of blockade due to the refusal of the PP to renew a key institution, the new Council approved its most delicate subject.
• The CGPJ will have to appoint up to a hundred positions, and to do so it will need a minimum majority of 12 votes, which implies a sum of progressive and conservative votes.

Conclusion: Despite the initial polarization and the obstacles of the negotiation, the election of Isabel Perelló is seen as a hopeful sign and a step forward for female representation in justice.

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