Cheer up Pedro, it's not long now

Without a shadow of a doubt, the most characteristic feature of all his actions, performances or decisions is his persistence, insistence, lack of judgement and singular negative impact on Spain, on Spaniards and even on the patients and dwindling number of supporters that remain loyal to the PSOE.

Of course, it is not my intention to list each and every one of them, and I do not do so for various reasons, such as the general knowledge and suffering of all of them by those who have truly suffered; because it would take two or three articles or works of this magnitude to list them; and because many of them cause me such unease and distress that I find it difficult to recall them in all their fullness, misfortune and splendour.

However, I would like to highlight some of the elements that are common to most of them, such as the serious national and international repercussions of their decisions, the high material cost of most of them, the little unease and zero reflection that they provoke, the high degree of failure to fulfil his promises and offers and, above all, the orientation towards the insane significance or misunderstood personal itch of the aforementioned character who, after not much reflection and even on the spur of the moment, machines them, elaborates them more or less - rather little - and launches them to the public as a brilliant, relevant and original idea, even though they are worth little or nothing, are counterproductive to Spain's prestige and reputation, are mere copies or repetitions of similar or identical ones, or are done exclusively as a personal lifeline and even as a way to find the smallest and narrowest space necessary to get out of a bad situation or as the quickest and most effective method to sacrifice his pawns when they are no longer useful to him or are more than burnt out.

He is a leader, despot, egomaniac, autocrat, and anarchist (the latter definition taken in the sense given by the Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Legal Spanish: “A person who advocates the abolition of the rules of law and of any government”).

Furthermore, he is insensitive to the suffering of others, except to conceal or find personal gain, fearful of others because of their physical proximity or real and sincere opinion, always requiring bodyguards, security and personal protection that exceeds that of many leaders of greater prestige and tradition and, above all, a multitude of people with low intellectual qualifications to work alongside him and unified sycophants in all possible media outlets.

He does not like to be contradicted or told the truth about his irrelevant path or the wrong direction taken in his politics, however pathetic and clear it may be.

He likes to strut around like a rooster in a henhouse and cultivate his physique and appearance, so much so that he disfigures himself in his rare appearances at poor press conferences — without questions — or with questions that are carefully selected and all the cards marked. He only appears in media outlets that are sympathetic to him, which he showers with all kinds of perks, and he has a big “heart” and a knack for placing his “soul mates” in lucrative and highly profitable positions or posts inside and outside Spain, regardless of their level of preparation, personal worth or proven experience in that or any other sector.

Lately, as he has conquered most of the institutions and bodies of authority and decision-making power in Spain and has few perks and privileges left to give to those who are part of his government or support him by voting for his misdeeds with their fingers in their noses, it seems that he has found a certain pleasure in working alone or going against the grain of everyone else, with very specific support, if necessary and depending on the circumstances.

For more than three years, he has not presented a general budget, despite this being a constitutional requirement; he does not appear before the Senate — which is in the hands of the opposition — and he skips a multitude of national obligations when he feels like it or when he considers that they may be annoying or cause street demonstrations in his presence, no matter how much he surrounds himself with powerful and increasingly distant police cordons that are determined not to let anyone through.

This stance of going it alone, or worse, against the tide, has not been limited to his actions as head of government in terms of national territory and government policies, whether economic, national cohesion or energy; it has also extended and even intensified to international aspects.

It seems that in order to fill his trophy cabinet, in the last two or three years he has set out to cause a stir in all international forums and in his bilateral relations with all his neighbours, friends and allies, such as Morocco with the Sahara issue, the United Kingdom with Gibraltar and its future, with the EU in various forums and decisions, and even lying to them in reports on the degree of compliance with our commitments, the democratic state of the country, harassment of the judiciary, and future plans in energy policy with regard to the denuclearisation of Spain against the renuclearisation of Europe, climate change, common defence policy, support for Ukraine and how to deal with the problems arising from massive immigration from southern countries to the whole of Europe, mainly.

But there are two fixed and recalcitrant figures in his path who have gone from being mere thorns in his side to tremendous insurmountable rocks that give him nightmares, make him vomit and prevent him from resting; these are Trump and Netanyahu. These are people who, from the outset, have undermined his steps and actions as a true con artist and do not tolerate his delusions regarding the problems in Palestine and contributions to NATO defence.

While Trump announced the signing of the ceasefire in Gaza and the beginning of a possible more or less lasting peace in the area, the government urged its own and subjugated forces to approve the — albeit purely fictitious — on arms and military and security technology with Israel. That night, Trump's suggestion — hypothetical and unfeasible according to the statutes themselves — that Spain should be expelled from NATO for its refusal to join, even if only in a symbolic act to be fulfilled or not, in order to increase defence spending to close to 5%, spread like wildfire.

But in this life, everything comes around, and the fruits of actions and proposals taken out of context are beginning to be reaped. Thus, the Venice Commission itself warns Spain that the model created by the government to renew the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) does not meet European standards, and the European Commission rules that Spain cannot include climate spending in the defence section as Sánchez intended for both the EU and NATO.

In short, cutting ties and trying to row against a strong current does not lead to any good port or objective, quite the contrary. Spain is falling victim to the excesses, reproaches and contempt of its Prime Minister.

The international community (IC) seems to be blind, mute or insensitive, but it actually has clear and effective tools at its disposal to show its dissatisfaction with wayward, troublesome or misguided partners, These tools range from not giving you a seat at the most important forums where, as an economic and military entity, you should be entitled to one, to cutting off cohesion funds or embarrassing you with proposals and attempts at legislation that are outside the context and standards of the IC itself.

It seems that no one has warned Sánchez yet, and as I assume that he is not going to change on his own initiative or conviction, from today onwards, I foresee a bleak future for this amateur magician and snake oil salesman; although the bad thing is that, if something big doesn't happen and remove him from Moncloa soon, when the polls finally do so, there could be very little left of our Spain, for which so many of us have fought and worked so hard, both inside and outside the country.