Thursday, August 21, 2014

The PSOE has a motion rejecting the direct election of … – Reuters

The PSOE has a motion rejecting the direct election of … – Reuters

ZARAGOZA, Aug 21 (EUROPA PRESS) -.

The municipal group of the PSOE in the city of Zaragoza rejects the possibility of reforming the Electoral Law has unilaterally proposed CP allow direct election of mayors and so defend the motion he tabled for discussion at the next plenary session of Zaragoza council.

The Socialists have said “can not propose changes to both draft without political agreement and a few months before the municipal elections “have stated in a press release.

The Socialist group in Zaragoza council has tabled a motion for debate at the next full council collecting rejection training to the Government’s proposal to Spain to promote a reform of the electoral law to allow direct election of mayors. The PP has expressed its decision to move forward with this initiative even without the support of the PSOE.

The PSOE in the city of Zaragoza stated in the preamble to his motion that the Socialists understand politics as “dialogue, negotiation and agreement”, noting that the policy “is also comply with the rules that we have adopted democratically and not change them based on partisan interests.” So they say, “the PP can not change the rules of the game minutes before the match and must explain why such a hurry to amend the Electoral Act affecting the municipal system.”

A trial of the Socialists, the initiative of the government headed by Mariano Rajoy “arises opportunistic and arrogant” and believe that the real reason behind these changes is “the fear of losing mayorships.”

So, add “the proposal is not a social or political demand only responds to the request of the PP mayors who want to remain in power based circumvent democratic majorities.”

In this regard, recall that majorities in democracy building “negotiating, giving and sharing” and apostillan the electoral system in Spain is proportional “to favor minorities and for these, from the political agreement, can also become the majority.”

So, emphasize that the majority party in a democracy can not be imposed on the majority formed by other political forces and that 40 percent is not an absolute majority, these aspects that have nothing to do with democratic regeneration which alludes both the PP.

It also states that in the first interview he held the secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sanchez, with the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, the Socialist leader and he moved one “resounding no” to the change in the system of election of mayors and political agreement without municipal few months.

The Socialist Party says it will try to prevent with all means at its disposal this change in the electoral system , proposed after passing a local reform, “emptied of skills and capacity policy to municipalities, leading to dismantling of public services they provided municipalities and the consequent alienation of neighboring local authorities.”

The PSOE vote against LOREG modification proposed by the PP to directly elect mayors and considers that the PP “can not talk about democracy because closeness and is acting unilaterally to favor only electoral interests. “

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