Constitutional Court President: 'To Question the Court Is to Question Democracy'
The president of Spain's Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido, defended his institution in an interview published on October 11, declaring that "to question the Constitutional Court is to question democracy."
The court's legitimacy has been a central theme of Spain's political clash this year: its June ruling on the amnesty law and the subsequent admission of the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's appeal have drawn criticism from the right-wing opposition, which accuses the court of leaning toward the government of Pedro Sánchez.
Conde-Pumpido argued that the Constitutional Court is a democratic institution by design, whose members are appointed by democratic bodies, and that attacks on its authority undermine the rule of law itself.
The interview came six days after the snap election call, with the court once again at the centre of the campaign argument about Spain's institutions. (Source: Constitutional Court of Spain)
Source: Constitutional Court of Spain
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Photo: 图：西班牙宪法法院院长 Cándido Conde-Pumpido（资料图）。Wikimedia Commons 开放授权。 / Photo: Cándido Conde-Pumpido, president of Spain's Constitutional Court (file photo). Wikimedia Commons, open license.
