Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The two major Spanish parties, particularly the PP, have made a political error by framing the campaigns for the European elections in a national tone.
• This strategy has resulted in an unprecedented confrontation between the government and part of the Spanish judiciary, damaging the balance between the different powers of the State and increasing institutional disrepute.
• The electoral campaign seems to have been used to foster disputes both within the judiciary and with the government.
• It is disrespectful to Spanish citizens to reduce the campaign for the European elections to extensions of domestic political disputes.

Conclusion: The political tactic of centering the European election campaign on national issues and neglecting the importance of the EU's future turns out to be a grave and damaging error that threatens the internal balance of the State and decreases citizens' trust in the institutions.

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