The parties distance themselves from the OCB's call not to debate Vox's language law

PalmShould Vox be debated? Despite the call from the Balearic Cultural Association (OCB) to abstain from participating in the debate on the far-right party's proposal to favor Spanish in schools, the parties with parliamentary representation believe they should. Both the People's Party (PP), the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB), and Más per Mallorca distanced themselves from the proposal on Monday. "In Parliament, we must debate laws," argued the Socialist leader, Iago Negueruela. "We ask all democratic political forces to avoid debating the far-right's proposal to dismantle the educational language model in tomorrow's plenary session of Parliament and simply vote against it," the OCB publicly demanded. "We ask them not to play into their hands, out of a sense of responsibility," the statement continued: "The only victims of this new attempt to create conflict are the language and the schools."

The spokesperson for the PP parliamentary group, Sebastià Sagreras, has insisted that they will vote against Vox's proposed law, considering that it crosses red lines such as the Law of Linguistic Normalization. In fact, the PP has submitted a alternative text to include the vehicularity of Spanish in the Education Law. "Vox is entitled to present whatever laws they deem appropriate; they are a parliamentary group with the full representation obtained in May 2023," Sagreras argued. "Of course." In this regard, he insisted that the debate "enriches democracy."

For his part, Negueruela was also emphatic. "We must debate laws in Parliament." "We will question the PP regarding linguistic issues, and our position is clear," he stated. "It is not the left that whitewashes Vox by speaking out, but the PP." Meanwhile, the spokesperson for MÁS per Mallorca, Lluís Apesteguia, said that despite "understanding" the OCB's proposal, it "causes him doubts." "To take this measure, the entire Chamber should do so; if that were the case, MÁS would be willing, but if not, we cannot abstain from a debate that is taking place," he said.