The Spanish left usually labels as \"far-right\" all those who oppose it. Now the labels are going to run out.<\/p>\n
The Guardian accuses S\u00e1nchez of committing a \u201cbreach of faith\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n Two influential left-wing European newspapers have published articles in recent hours harshly criticizing Pedro S\u00e1nchez's pact with Puigdemont to achieve re-election. In the United Kingdom, the newspaper The Guardian, the most influential medium of the British left<\/strong>, today dedicates its section \"The Observer\"<\/a> to Pedro S\u00e1nchez, remembers that the Popular Party won the elections and that S\u00e1nchez came second, and adds: \"many are wondering whether his triumph has come at too high a cost to the country\u2019s democratic system.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p>\n The Guardian recalls that S\u00e1nchez \"he solemnly pledged, prior to July\u2019s vote, not to do exactly what he has now done<\/strong> \u2013 that is, pardon the separatists.\"<\/em> The British newspaper describes S\u00e1nchez's turn as an \"breach of faith\" and points out that has \"given the general public a further reason not to trust politicians<\/strong>.\"<\/em> The Guardian also points out the effects of the pact, contradicting Sanchez's words that he does it for \"the interest of Spain\"<\/a>:<\/p>\n \"The irony of all this is that backing for Catalan independence has slumped of late<\/strong>. Of 48 seats contested in the region in July, 34 went to centrist parties opposed to independence. Yet now the pact may revive Catalan (and Basque) separatist agitation.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cS\u00e1nchez\u2019s amnesty has all the hallmarks of a bad deal, reached in bad faith\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n The final paragraph of the Guardian article is devastating for the Spanish socialist leader<\/strong>and for his image among the European left itself:<\/p>\n \"In short, S\u00e1nchez\u2019s amnesty has all the hallmarks of a bad deal, reached in bad faith, secured at too high a cost<\/strong> and unlikely to stick for long. Is this unpopular, legally dubious, unsustainable manoeuvre<\/strong> justified by the need to prevent the return to power of the far right for the first time since the Franco era? Barely. There is a clear danger that it will undermine faith in democracy, increase public distrust<\/strong>, fuel instability and encourage extremists to resort to extra-parliamentary methods.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Le Monde accuses S\u00e1nchez of doing \u201ca shameless rewriting of history\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n
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