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schema:articleBody	Spain's government is to freeze a controversial judicial reform that provoked concern in Brussels and will renew efforts to reach a compromise solution with the opposition, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday. The proposed reform involves changes to the way appointments are made to the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), a top Spanish legal body which is responsible for naming judges and ensuring the independence of both courts and judges. "We are going to stop the clock on the reform of the CGPJ in order to reach an agreement with you," the Spanish premier said in parliament, addressing the right-wing opposition Popular Party (PP). He did not specify how long that freeze would last. Membership of the body should have been renewed nearly two years ago, but Sanchez has been unable to push through the appointments for lack of parliamentary support, notably from the PP. "First and foremost, we need strong, legitimate institutions, so I am appealing to the entire House and particularly the party which has been blocking the renewal of these constitutional institutions," he said in remarks directed at opposition leader Pablo Casado, who heads the PP. The CGPJ has 20 members -- 12 judges or magistrates and eight lawyers or other jurists -- which are elected by both chambers of the Cortes (parliament). The reform specifically affects the appointment of the 12 judges. The CGPJ's mandate expired in December 2018 and since then it has been operating on an interim basis, given the parliamentary deadlock. Under the current legislation, the judges have been appointed by a three-fifths majority vote -- which requires backing from the PP -- but the judicial reform would change that to an absolute majority. It was proposed by Sanchez's government as a way of circumventing the need for the PP's support. Having the appointments approved by an absolute majority could allow the coalition to bypass the PP and choose judges of a certain ideological persuasion, whereas under the current system, all parties are compelled to compromise. The proposal set alarm bells ringing at the European Commission which at the end of September raised concerns the reform could jeopardise the council's independence. du/hmw/chz
schema:headline	Spain freezes judicial reform that worried Brussels
schema:mentions	Pablo Casado General Council of the Judiciary European Commission Congress of Deputies Right-wing politics Prime minister Hertz People's Party (Spain) Brussels Pedro Sánchez Spain General officer People's Party of Catalonia Majority Alarm Bells Supermajority Francoist Spain
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schema:datePublished	2020-10-22 (xsd:date)
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