Editorial: El País

• The Constitutional Court validated the amnesty law approved in May 2024 by the Congress of Deputies.
• The law has achieved its objective of institutional normalization in Catalonia.
• There has been no strengthening of separatism, but rather a loss of majority in the Parliament.
• The Constitution does not explicitly prohibit amnesty, which grants Parliament the power to regulate it.
• The approval of the law was politically problematic and caused unease among a part of the citizens and jurists.
• Despite the doubts, the law has followed all the courses of the rule of law.

Conclusion: The legitimacy of the Constitutional Court should be respected for the proper functioning of democracy, even in face of disagreements with its rulings. The amnesty law, with voices both in favor and against, should push for a debate that strengthens the foundations of democracy, not weaken them.

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