Escalé defends Concòrdia’s ability to govern: “It will be up to voters to decide”
Concòrdia’s president questions personal attacks on Espot: “Our efforts must focus on debating ideas”
The president of Concòrdia, Cerni Escalé, has rejected doubts about his party’s ability to take on governing responsibilities, arguing that citizens must decide at the ballot box whether the party is ready to lead the country.
Escalé considers it unfair for the Government to question the competence of the people involved in his political project. “It is not for him to decide; it will be up to voters,” he said, referring to the Head of Government, Xavier Espot.
The party leader linked this criticism to the need to encourage political participation and renewal. He argued that discrediting the readiness of those seeking to take on responsibilities does nothing to encourage more people to get involved in public life. “We need people to participate and get involved in politics, and we need renewal,” he stressed.
Greater experience does not confer a right to remain in government
Escalé acknowledged that Demòcrates per Andorra has more experience in government, but questioned whether that record should be used to dismiss the alternatives.
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“If staying in government means you have to be the one who was governing before, why do we hold elections?” he asked. With this question, Concòrdia’s president argued that previous experience cannot become a requirement that prevents a change in government.
To underline his party’s prospects, he also referred to coalitions involving Concòrdia that won in three of the seven parishes at the latest local elections, as well as the support he says opinion polls show. He insisted, however, that the verdict on his party’s ability to govern belongs to the public.
Debating ideas and avoiding personal attacks
Concòrdia’s president also advocated an opposition focused on debating proposals and questioned the usefulness of personal attacks against Espot. “What good has that done us as a people, as a country?” he asked.
Escalé called for political debate to focus on the substance of competing political projects: “Our efforts must focus on debating ideas.” He also directed this demand at the Government, urging it not to reduce debate about the political alternative to questioning the competence of the people behind it.
