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PSOE Abstention Blocks Bullfighting ILP as Culture Minister Seeks New Path

The decision leaves bullfighting’s protected status intact despite a citizen petition backed by more than 700,000 signatures.

Los firmantes de la ILP 'No es mi cultura', que propone la derogación de la tauromaquia como patrimonio cultural, se concentran frente al Congreso de los Diputados.
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Overview

  • Congress rejected taking up the citizens’ bill to remove tauromaquia’s cultural heritage designation by 169 votes to 57, with 118 abstentions.
  • The PSOE shifted at the last minute from a planned yes to abstention, enabling defeat, while PP, Vox and UPN voted no and Sumar, Podemos, Junts, ERC, EH Bildu, PNV, BNG and Compromís backed it.
  • Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun said he is studying legal and parliamentary options to return a repeal initiative to the chamber.
  • Sumar leaders and Podemos denounced the abstention, with Yolanda Díaz and Urtasun calling it a missed opportunity and Ione Belarra condemning the move.
  • The ILP was led by the 'No es mi cultura' platform, which submitted 715,606 signatures gathered by roughly 3,000 volunteers to target the 2013 law that shields bullfighting.