Spain's judicial authorities unanimously endorse Teresa Peramato as new State Attorney General

The plenary session of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), Spain's top judicial authority, has unanimously endorsed the suitability of Teresa Peramato to become State Attorney General.

The members of the governing body of judges consider that Peramato "meets the legal merits and requirements" to hold the position.

This is a mandatory but non-binding report. Once this procedure has been passed, Peramato will appear before the Congress of Deputies and, subsequently, will be formally appointed.

The Spanish government wants Peramato to complete the entire process in a short period of time. While the appointment is not published in the Official State Gazette (BOE),

Álvaro García Ortiz resigned as Spain's Attorney General on Monday. The country's top prosecutor stepped down after the Supreme Court last week barred him from holding public office for two years for leaking confidential information.

The case centred on a leak to the press concerning Alberto González Amador, the partner of Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, indicating that he had admitted to tax fraud as part of a plea deal to avoid prison.

Although García Ortiz denied all accusations, a majority of conservative judges on the Supreme Court found him guilty, in a ruling many experts have described as an example of lawfare.

Until the appointment of his successor, Garcia Ortiz will continue to carry out his duties.