Julio Ariza outlines Feijóo’s new Institutional Quality Plan
After the presentation of the 20 measures of Alberto Nuñez Feijóo’s Institutional Quality Plan, Julio Ariza and his guests debated the new proposals announced by the leader of the opposition on the political news programme Dando Caña on El Toro TV: a new regime for the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the regulation of lobbies and the modification of the regulations of the Spanish Parliament, among others.
“The presentation from an institutional point of view is impeccable, things as they are. Furthermore, the solemnity that has been achieved by holding this event in the oratory of San Felipe Neri in Cádiz was missing”, Ariza began his presentation, before highlighting the importance of symbolism and respect for aesthetic care when it comes to politics.
New regime for the Public Prosecutor’s Office and regulation of lobbies
Despite not having any “buts” and considering the measures announced by Feijóo to be “quite obvious”, the journalist wanted to take advantage of his turn to speak to review them, paying special attention to those relating to the legal and political spheres.
Among them, Julio Ariza highlighted the approval of a new legal regime for the State Attorney General, whose term of office will become 5 years, with the aim of disassociating the Prosecutor General’s Office from the Executive Branch, with the objective of providing the institution with a greater appearance of impartiality.
Another of the measures applauded by Ariza was the announcement of the regulation of lobbies, also known as the “legislative footprint”. In addition, the journalist recalled how the Institutional Quality Plan presented by the PP addresses one of his main complaints: the possibility of including intrusive amendments. “This is one of the instruments systematically used by Pedro Sánchez to bypass everything,” he added.
Modification of the Parliament’s rules of procedure
In addition to the decoupling of the Public Prosecutor’s Office from the Executive, the regulation of lobbies and the possibility of including intrusive amendments, Julio Ariza did not want to overlook the reform of the Senate proposed by Feijóo, an initiative already put forward by Mariano Rajoy.
Specifically, the journalist pointed out that the measure “talks about modifying the regulations of the Cortes, specifically”, to which Josep María Francàs responded: “They’ve been talking about modifying it (Congress and Senate) for 30 years and it’s never been modified”.
