El sanchismo y la Corona

Puente al Rey's censorship may be interpreted as a step towards a republican federation in Spain, but the sanchismo could represent a mythology of a Spain with plurinational and confederal features. The censorship is very nervous. The image of the Spanish King with a mostly known right-wing activist has been harshly censored by a socialist member of the government known for his sharp tongue and high political profile.

The indignation expressed by Oscar Puente is just one of these stories that are common in feverish imaginations. Puente accuses the King of an act of absolute ignominy. Puente is the spokesperson of the Socialist Party during the failed investiture of Alberto Núñez Feijóo as the President of Government in September 2023. Puente opened the gates for Sanchez's mandate renewal.

The ignominy the King is accused of is that during the inauguration of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, he photographed himself with a communicator, Javier Negre, who is known as a right-wing activist. This act is considered an extremely disgraceful act by Puente's standards. Such a statement from a minister of the Crown representing a King who always strives to comply with the Constitution is considered outrageous.

Never before has anyone sworn or promised by their conscience and honor to faithfully fulfill their duties as a minister with loyalty to the King and to uphold and safeguard the Constitution as the fundamental norm of the State. However, Puente went too far. None of his fellow party and government members publicly called his attention.

Nationalists and leftists on the left were delighted. The censorship of Puente's reference to the Crown could be interpreted as a big step towards an Ibérica federal republic. Negre is an unknown figure outside the Twitter community until now. Puente claims that Negre is a professional in spreading defamation and hoaxes, and a right-wing activist who harasses progressive politicians and their families.

Negre owns and directs several digital platforms and portals with a clearly conservative stance, operating in Spain and Latin America, and aimed at the Hispanic community in the United States. Negre's cyber-offers mainly consist of media advertisements of the so-called alternative right or Trumpian, which are similar to those of Negre.

They populate social networks in these highly polarized times, and there are rich people willing to finance them. Puente believes Negre is a mercenary serving the so-called fascist camp. Is this level of anger and censorship justified? In a busy day of public events, it's possible for someone reprehensible to approach the King and take a selfie.

The King is known to be very approachable and greet strangers. After all, he is the King of all Spaniards. Puente's outrage can be seen as publicity for Negre, who is a known master of agitprop. Puente's words may hide several motivations, including indignation over the treatment of media controlled by Negre towards him and his family and political circle.