Desperate: PSOE's fierce reaction against the Supreme Court for challenging their claims.

The Supreme Court has suspended the voting rights of those who obtained Spanish nationality through the Grandchildren Law, triggering a strong reaction from the PSOE, which accuses some judges of partiality and attempting to influence the government.

The **Supreme Court** has made a decision that has raised alarms in **La Moncloa** and in **Ferraz**. This involves the suspension of voting rights for those who obtained Spanish nationality under what is known as the **Grandchildren Law**, formally integrated into the **Democratic Memory Law** of October 2022. This precautionary measure has been met with manifest displeasure from the Government and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), who do not hesitate to question the impartiality of some members of the judiciary.

## Judges Under Suspicion

The Executive branch and the PSOE leadership have raised their voices against what they consider interference. Ministers such as **Óscar López**, Secretary of Digital Transformation and Public Administration, or **Óscar Puente**, Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, along with PSOE spokesperson **Montse Mínguez**, have questioned the objectivity of certain judges. López described the Supreme Court's decision as a "barbarity" and a "democratic assault," suggesting that there are magistrates committed to "toppling the Government" and listening to "lone wolves" trinc directions from other political spheres.

The Socialist spokesperson, **Montse Mínguez**, echoed this line of argument, indicating that while she would not use the same words, the situation is observable. She called for judicial independence not to be confused with impunity and noted that the rapporteur of the Supreme Court's decision allegedly expressed his preference for a **Feijóo** government to begin repealing laws pushed by the current executive.

## The Vote, a Fundamental Right at Stake

Concerns extend to the very nature of voting rights. **Óscar Puente** expressed his perplexity regarding the Supreme Court's actions, arguing that it is not the competent body to rule on the law or the instruction that developed it. He noted that the Supreme Court is issuing a precautionary measure suspending a fundamental right, based on a law and instruction that, in his view, have not been appealed in due time.

The spokesperson **Montse Mínguez** stressed the seriousness of the situation, questioning what electoral outcome the Supreme Court antiestéticars might be affected. "The vote is sacred; it hinges on nationality, and we are very concerned that the Supreme Court says it antiestéticars affecting 'the electoral outcome desired by Spaniards.' But what is that outcome? Nobody knows. It must be voted on," she stated. This criticism points to the Court's intervention in a process they consider outside its competence and which could affect the popular will expressed at the polls.

## Perception of Judicial Persecution

Within the Socialist party, there is a growing feeling that certain legal processes advance at an unusual estimulante ilegal when they affect their interests, while others, which could harm the **Partido Popular**, seem to slow down. This perception of "persecution," encouraged from both **La Moncloa** and **Ferraz**, seems to resonate among the party bases, especially in a context of weakness resulting from the management of the crisis in Ceuta. The tension between the executive and judicial powers remains high, with a constant exchange of mutual reproaches that hinders any cooling down.