"On October 7, Spain's Congress of Deputies refused to consider a Popular Legislative Initiative (ILP in its Spanish acronym) a procedure that lets citizens propose legislation to Congress and which requires at least 500,000 signatures to withdraw national cultural protection from bullfighting. In other words, the lawmakers chose to dismiss the issue without giving it a chance for parliamentary debate, in a vote marked by the conspicuous abstention of the main party in government, the center-left Socialist Party (PSOE)."
"The move has brought joy to the political right and to the bullfighting industry, which has emerged stronger from a critical crossroads. "We've gone from being banned by almost everyone, to moving forward with even more enthusiasm, said Sabino Gutierrez Banares, former president of the Cocherito bullfighting club in Bilbao, the largest in Spain. Who are they to decide what is culture and what isn't? Animal rights activists want to cancel everything they don't like, adds Antonio Banuelos, president of the Royal Union of Bullfighting Breeders."
On October 7, Spain's Congress of Deputies refused to consider a Popular Legislative Initiative (ILP) that sought removal of national cultural protection for bullfighting, despite collecting 664,777 signatures. Lawmakers dismissed the ILP without parliamentary debate, in a vote marked by the conspicuous abstention of the governing Socialist Party (PSOE). The rejection energized the political right and the bullfighting industry, which framed the outcome as vindication and expressed renewed enthusiasm. The committee that organized the ILP denounced the move as a betrayal, and the leftist Sumar party pledged to revive the initiative. The controversy has continued in public protests and discussion.
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