Governing against the majority

PalmAbsolute majorities, or even significant majorities, are a thing of the past. Right now, both at the national level and in the Balearic Islands, we are witnessing the need to find ways to solve citizens' problems. But this isn't always the case. Small groups can wield excessive power over larger ones, and if this happens, it goes against the will of the people.

In the Balearic Islands, we are currently suffering the persecution of our own language and culture by a group that remains a minority in Parliament. Week after week, they seize upon any legislation under consideration to introduce measures against Catalan. This wasn't necessary in the healthcare sector because the People's Party (PP) included it in their platform. Therefore, it cannot be said that this decision, whether one likes it or not, goes against the will of the majority.

But the other plundering tactics that Vox constantly proposes and often succeeds in do. Make Spanish the language of instruction in schools and remove it from hard-to-fill positions. The PP is uncomfortable because they know what happened with Bauzá. And the opposition also represents the citizens who simply want to protect their own language. I am convinced that Llorenç Galmès, Marga Prohens, and Vicent Marí also want this. Therefore, the majority sentiment in this region is to protect our culture, language, and identity. To love it and offer it to newcomers.

That is why it is important that it be a requirement, that it not be hidden away at home again as in the Franco era, which Vox so admires. But above all, because it is the majority sentiment in the Parliament and the country. If Prohens approves otherwise, she is governing against the majority. Against the people.