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Congress Poised to Shift September Plenary, Leaving Sept. 11 Free for the Diada

Compressing the week lets the government stage key votes before the Diada, when Junts typically skips Congress.

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Overview

  • PSOE will ask the Junta de Portavoces to concentrate the 9–11 September sitting into Tuesday and Wednesday, effectively clearing Thursday the 11th.
  • Parliamentary and government sources point to the 11 September cutoff to validate the parental leave decree as a driver for moving the vote up to Wednesday.
  • Junts’ seven deputies customarily absent themselves on the Diada, a practice that could flip close votes in a chamber where the government’s margin is razor-thin.
  • PP leaders allege the calendar shift seeks to avoid a plenary coinciding with Begoña Gómez’s scheduled court appearance, a claim the PSOE rejects as El País reports her defense has requested a postponement due to another citation in the Canary Islands.
  • Minister Félix Bolaños notes that many recent weeks ended without a Thursday session and recalls a PP-backed pause last spring, while analysts warn a Diada exception could set a precedent for other regional holidays.