Spain: We can rule out joining the PSOE governments – Ambito.com

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    Thursday May 28, 2015
    
         
    

After the elections

 Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos, dismissed form coalition governments with the historical PSOE:
   

The leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, confirmed Thursday that his party “will not enter into any (regional) government chaired by a candidate of the Socialist Party governments presided over “after the local elections on Sunday.

For full discussions between the political forces in Spain to prepare regional and municipal governments we said” no “by the PSOE, which continues to call a “180 degree”, but can give their support to govern.

In exchange for their support to govern, We can ask the PSOE “zero tolerance against corruption and bailouts of citizens against the policy of cuts”.

In a press conference, Iglesias did acknowledge that “now we can talk” with the PSOE, because there are some socialist leaders who “avergenzan” of previous actions of his party related corruption.

“We remain firm in the same positions, those who have stopped talking about populism are other” Iglesias said.

At the regional level we obtained 14% of the vote in the 13 regions where elections were held, which is 11 points less than the PSOE.

At the municipal level the match Iglesias did not show up with our own brand but in lists of “popular unity” with other leftist parties and civic platforms.

Since its creation last year and half, we disqualified the PSOE calling it “caste”.

The Socialist Party meanwhile, to which he escaped votes in the ballot box can , defended during the campaign that pactarían with “populism” party of Churches.

After the elections, the PSOE is now seeking support can in some regions to prevent governments of the Popular Party (PP, center -right), which also shares Churches goal.

The Socialists could govern with the support of we, in the regions of Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and the Balearic Islands, and we backed candidate for mayor Madrid, the former Judge Manuela Carmena, could be mayor with the support of the Socialists.

Iglesias acknowledged that after the elections the communication channels with the socialist leader, Pedro Sanchez, have improved. “We called and previously called us”

The results of the elections last Sunday showed, according to Iglesias, “the decline of bipartisanship, for the PP and the PSOE obtained the worst result in its history” with 27 and 25% of the vote respectively. “We wish that the decline was faster,” said Iglesias.

The leader of Podemos, who considers his party “reference state of change,” predicted that the general elections scheduled for the end of year, “be held sooner the better”

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