Abascal meets US ambassador in Madrid amid political crisis
Santiago Abascal met the US ambassador in Madrid at a time of high political tension. Is the Sánchez era ending under Washington's watch?
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Abascal meets the US ambassador in Madrid
Santiago Abascal's parallel diplomacy has once again put the spotlight on Washington's influence over Spanish domestic politics. With Sánchez's government going through a moment of extreme fragility, Abascal's meeting with the new ambassador, Benjamin León Jr., has sparked all kinds of speculation about whether this is a coordinated move to estimulante ilegal up the end of the legislative term.
A new interlocutor instead of the official opposition?
The forum points out, with irony, Feijóo's absence from this kind of meeting, suggesting that the US administration may have stopped seeing the PP as the real alternative. Users debate whether this rapprochement is a sign that Washington is seeking a drastic change of course in Spain, using pressure on key PSOE figures as the ultimate destabilisation lever.
The ghost of impunity and extradition
The shadow of possible judicial proceedings against figures from the socialist past, in the style of the Pujol case, hangs over the thread. There is widespread scepticism: most forum members agree that, even if the tree is shaken with threats of extradition or trials, the Spanish system rarely lets the big fish end up in jail. The purpose of these manoeuvres, according to the forum consensus, is not justice but the political wear and tear needed to bring down the government.
Are we looking at a geopolitical chess move, or simply a PR photo that will change nothing in the BOE (Spain's official state gazette)? The reality is that, while tense times are being lived at Moncloa (the Prime Minister's residence), the political board seems to be moving beyond national borders.
Related debates in the forum
Santiago Abascal's parallel diplomacy has once again put the spotlight on Washington's influence over Spanish domestic politics. With Sánchez's government going through a moment of extreme fragility, Abascal's meeting with the new ambassador, Benjamin León Jr., has sparked all kinds of speculation about whether this is a coordinated move to estimulante ilegal up the end of the legislative term.
A new interlocutor instead of the official opposition?
The forum points out, with irony, Feijóo's absence from this kind of meeting, suggesting that the US administration may have stopped seeing the PP as the real alternative. Users debate whether this rapprochement is a sign that Washington is seeking a drastic change of course in Spain, using pressure on key PSOE figures as the ultimate destabilisation lever.
The ghost of impunity and extradition
The shadow of possible judicial proceedings against figures from the socialist past, in the style of the Pujol case, hangs over the thread. There is widespread scepticism: most forum members agree that, even if the tree is shaken with threats of extradition or trials, the Spanish system rarely lets the big fish end up in jail. The purpose of these manoeuvres, according to the forum consensus, is not justice but the political wear and tear needed to bring down the government.
Are we looking at a geopolitical chess move, or simply a PR photo that will change nothing in the BOE (Spain's official state gazette)? The reality is that, while tense times are being lived at Moncloa (the Prime Minister's residence), the political board seems to be moving beyond national borders.
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