What the Approval of a Controversial Amnesty Law Would Mean for Spain

If the Spanish parliament approves an amnesty law for Catalan secessionists in the coming days, it will secure the stability of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government and open the door to tax reforms. The justice committee of the Spanish Chamber of Deputies will meet on March 7 to vote on an amnesty law proposal that would cover hundreds of Catalan politicians and activists involved in the region's push for independence over the past decade. If the committee approves the proposal, the full Chamber of Deputies will debate and vote on it next week. The amnesty law is the cornerstone of the political alliance between Prime Minister Sanchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) and two Catalan political parties, the right-wing Together for Catalonia (commonly known as 'Junts') and the left-wing Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), whose support Sanchez needs to pass legislation. In late 2023, the Junts and the ERC voted in favor...