Pedro Sánchez has announced general elections for November 29 after a weekend of reflection on the future of the legislature. The decision comes after Congress’s rejection of the two housing decrees, a defeat that opened the debate on the Executive’s ability to move forward with its parliamentary support.
The way in which the president faces political pressure has been the subject of comments in different gatherings. Among those who have spoken out is the psychiatrist José Cabrerawho in a previous intervention in Espejo Público questioned the use of labels related to mental health to describe Sánchez.
“He is not a psychopath, he is not sick, nor is he disordered even though people insist on it”he stated. His words correspond to a prior analysis of his public behavior, not a reaction to this Monday’s election announcement.
Resistance to political pressure
The account of Public Mirror on Instagram He shared a fragment of that intervention and highlighted another of his statements. “What defines him is his resistance and coldness and he will endure everything,” says the text that accompanies the video.
In his comment, Cabrera related this resistance to the way in which, in his opinion, Sánchez responds to difficulties and criticism. The information published by the program on May 29 It also included his interpretation that the president maintains an attitude of political survival in the face of adverse situations.
These statements express the collaborator’s assessment of Sánchez’s public conduct. They do not constitute a clinical evaluation nor do they allow an illness to be established or ruled out based on their appearances on camera.
His previous comments on staying in power
Cabrera returned to this issue in The Rattlesnake, from THIRTEENwhere he linked his criticism to political ambition and the desire to continue in office. In that intervention he also refused to explain the president’s decisions through an alleged mental disorder.
The common thread in those comments was his interpretation of Sánchez’s relationship with power and his ability to resist wear and tear. They occurred at different times and before the rejection of the housing decrees led to the decision to bring forward the elections.
A new scenario with the November elections
The announcement of November 29 Now the scene changes. Over the weekend, attention had focused on whether Sánchez would try to recompose his parliamentary agreements or would end the legislature to go to the polls.
The electoral decision will have its own political explanation and cannot be deduced from the personal evaluations of a commentator. Cabrera’s video captures what he thought about the president’s resistance months before this outcome, when the call had not yet been announced.