Starting at 12.30:XNUMX p.m., the official act is announced on the occasion of Constitution Day, which will be read in the Congress of Deputies. The president of the Lower House, Meritxell Batet, gave a speech from the steps of the Puerta de los Leones, accompanied by the president of the Senate, Ander Gil, and the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. Other authorities and representatives of high state institutions will also be present.
13:51
So far the coverage of the official act of Constitution Day, good afternoon.
13:39
The PNV spokesman, Aitor Esteban, who has not attended the official acts, has expressed in Bilbao that "there has been no conviction or will to face the national problems of the Basque Country and Catalonia"
Esteban regretted that President Sánchez "has lost the opportunity" that the Legislature gave him to face the territorial debate.
13:22
The deputies, regional leaders and guests have accessed inside the Congress of Deputies where a reception is now taking place.
13:11
Batet: “The Constitution is a work in progress but in these 44 years it has made possible the Spain that we are and of which we can be proud. We celebrate by looking back and looking to the future, the one we want for our daughters and sons, we live the dream of our father and his grandparents, let us have the ambition to deliver a better one to them »
13:09
Batet: "Spain makes sense border with Ukraine"
13:09
Batet: “When we have done something together, we have never regretted it. This is how we did it during the pandemic and now during the violation in Ukraine. Peace is the first good, and we know that it is something more than the non-existence of war»
13:06
Batet: "Politics is a strong conciliatory activity"
13:05
Batet: “Parliament is a unique place, it is the place where all citizens are represented. The parliamentary debate is the exhibition of the best virtues of the word. From the rostrum dressed as citizens. Citizens expect that the word is spent to argue and not to hurt »
13:04
Batet: "Although we couldn't vote for it, it's ours"
13:04
Batet: “We are the constitutionally constituted generations who have to recognize themselves in the values of the constitutional text. Our grandparents and parents had a dream and we are living in that dream. They trusted them and they went well. They trusted us and their work is in our hands»
13:03
Batet: "Institutions gain or lose prestige for what they do, but also for what is done with them"
13:02
Batet: “The vigor of this constitutional framework requires the strength of the democratic institutionality. Institutions are the visible apparatus. They are created by law but are nourished by the trust of citizens. Maintain their regular operation and demand the loyal fulfillment of the promise that they embody."
13:01
Batet: “3,5 million companies open their doors every day. That's Constitution"
13:00
Batet: "A few days ago we learned about the story of two young people who, thanks to their passion, are now part of the European space program, two young people educated in the public system, that is Constitution"
12:59
Batet: "Hope is the spirit that gives air to the entire constitutional project, a hope that summons illusion and effort"
12:58
Batet: “The political matter of our Constitution is hope. The hope of consolidating a rule of law, of protecting all Spaniards and peoples, of promoting the progress of the economy and culture, of establishing a democratic and advanced society."
12:56
Batet: “Everyone did their part in the text, so that everyone could recognize each other. The precepts represent concessions that were not luck, but a sum of generosity. The EC expresses the generosity of all»
12:55
Batet: "The generations that drew up the Constitution laid the foundations so that Spain could aspire to its infallible tomorrow"
12:54
Meritxell Batet's speech begins
12:54
During the interventions of the leaders there are messages of luck for the Spanish team that is playing the round of XNUMX match this afternoon. Both Feijóo and Sánchez have wished them a good game. “Let's have a victory today against Morocco. I wish the team luck and that it gives us joy this afternoon”, said Sánchez.
12:51
“Today we celebrate the anniversary of the Constitution, we conquered democracy for the Spanish. 44 years, average age of Spaniards. There is a link, the will of Spaniards to move forward, look ahead. In a contemporary context, Spain, even with that complexity, is the country that is growing the most”, Pedro Sánchez told the media.
12:46
"I am surprised because Sumar is not an electoral offer, I am surprised with the reception, I sincerely believe that if this comes to fruition, Sumar is going to be the secret of a new progressive coalition, they will always find me here", Díaz assured about his political project .
12:45
The Second Vice President of the Government, Yolanda Díaz, has assured that today is a day of “celebration for the people of our country”. Díaz has asked the parties in the lower house to "take care of democracy" because she, she insists, is "at risk."
12:43
Pedro Sánchez: "I think there is great national consensus"
12:42
The President of the Government denounces that "the conservative and ultra-conservative opposition are outside the Constitution"
12:42
Pedro Sánchez: “We have an opposition that does not comply with its constitutional commitments. I appeal to the opposition to comply. As long as they don't, they can't talk about constitutionalism."
12:40
Pedro Sánchez: “Spain is the fastest growing country in the EU and with the lowest unemployment in the Union. Weigh to the complex context we are experiencing, Spain is advancing»
12:37
"Everything that depoliticizes our Justice will have our yes", Feijóo has expressed about the block that the CGPJ suffers. "You cannot make a custom Penal Code," he stated.
12:37
Feijóo: “I am optimistic, the PSOE has submitted to the parties that do not want Spain but millions of voters are not going to submit. Our will shake hands at the polls and we will resume consensus. We are not going to destroy our history of freedom, progress and prosperity. There are millions of socialist voters who will not support Sánchez and his pro-independence partners »
12:37
The president of the PP has promised to "continue working for cordiality." "We are going to continue making proposals for Spain," he said.
12:36
“The anti-constitutionalist parties are part of the Government. It is worrying », announced the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who is coming for the first time as head of the opposition.
12:30
The president of Ciudadanos, Inés Arrimadas, affirmed that it is a day of celebration for all those who believe in Spanish democracy. The leader of the liberals attends Constitution Day in the midst of an internal crisis in his party. She will reiterate that Edmundo Bal must "rectify" and join a unity candidacy, in which neither of them would be the leader of the formation. It is time to pick up, as she has said, "more phones than microphones."
12:25
Isabel Díaz Ayuso agrees in opinion with her party mate Juanma Moreno: "Today is not a day of homage to our parties but to the Magna Carta", she said.
12:20
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has expressed Andalusia's “respect” for the Constitution, and has asked to “protect and pamper it”. "I am surprised that a party that claims to defend the Constitution is not here today," Moreno said about the absence of Vox and the socialist barons, who have not attended the event either.
12:12
Javier Sánchez Serna, deputy of Unidas Podemos, has accused the PP of celebrating the Constitution "while it has been failing to comply with it for four years and refusing to renew the CGPJ." “There are only two alternatives: either exhaust the legislature with a kidnapped CGPJ or we change the majority of the election and fulfill the constitutional mandate”, he stated.
12:09
Deputies from the different parliamentary groups attending and some direct regional representatives are already arriving at the Congress of Deputies.
12:05
The spokespersons Patxi López (PSOE), Cuca Gamarra (PP), Iván Espinosa de los Monteros (Vox), Edmundo Bal (Cs) and Tomás Guitarte (Teruel Existe) during the raising of the flag // Jaime García12:01
The spokesman in the Vox Congress, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, has stated that "no" they are going to participate in official acts because "a day like today cannot be shared with the PSOE and Podemos", whom he has accused of being “constantly violating the Constitution.” After participating in the flag raising Espinosa de los Monteros has left the place.
11:57
Neither ERC nor PNV nor EH-Bildu attend the event. Nor are they members of Junts, the PDECat, the CUP, Compromís or the BNG. In the usual absence of the nationalists, Vox joins this year, who will not participate in the official act, but has gone to the doors of Congress and has been present hanging the flag raising.
11:54
Batet and Gil review the troops // EFE11:52
At 10 am, the solemn hoisting of the national flag took place, organized by the Defense Staff, and which took place for the first time at Carrera de San Jerónimo. The presidents of the Chambers, Meritxell Batet and Ander Gil, have been received by the Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral General Teodoro Esteban López Calderón. Together they have received orderly honors and reviewed the troops.
11:48
The president of the Lower House, Meritxell Batet, gave a speech from the steps of the Puerta de los Leones, accompanied by the president of the Senate, Ander Gil, and the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. Other authorities and representatives of high state institutions will also be present.
11:44
Good morning, starting at 00.30:44 a.m., the celebration of Constitution Day was arranged in the Congress of Deputies, whose approval commemorates the XNUMXth anniversary. Follow all the information live on abc.es
