Thursday, January 28, 2016

Looking to form a government, King of Spain launches second round of consultations – Aristeguinoticias

King Philip VI launched on Wednesday its second round of consultations with the parties to find a candidate for the presidency of the government, following the lack of agreement after the elections of 20 December in Spain .

The deputy New Canarias (CN), Pedro Quevedo , was the first to appear before King Philip VI, but yesterday stressed that the monarch would express support of its policy to an alternative to the formation of the Popular Party government.

also ratify the support of his party for the candidacy of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) Pedro Sanchez, the inauguration to the presidency of the government.

On Wednesday, Philip VI will also meet with Isidro Manuel Martinez Asturias Forum and evening with Ana Oramas, Canary Coalition.

The second round of consultations will take place in five days, with the total of 14 meeting and end political formations, like the first, with the leader of the Party Popular (PP), Mariano Rajoy, just after the socialist Pedro Sanchez, who earlier on Saturday 30, will have a meeting of the Federal Committee of his party.

The Federal Committee of the PSOE was summoned to evaluate the offer of training policy we can to support Sanchez as president in exchange for entering its future government vice president.

Last Friday, closing with Rajoy their first round of talks The king offered the prime minister in office to be proposed as candidate for President, but he rejected the offer, waiting for get parliamentary support has not yet.

In the elections last December 20, the PP won 123 of the 350 seats of the Congress of Deputies, followed by the PSOE with 90 deputies, Podemos with 69 Citizens 40 and other seats distributed in other formations.

As the PP the most votes and more MPs, Rajoy corresponds to the formation of government, but lacking an absolute majority should gain support other parliamentary groups to total at least 176 votes.

Rajoy also has the option of a second ballot could be elected simple majority, p ero need that one match refrain numerous representation for the votes for more than against.

If Rajoy attempts fail, the king could propose (but not required to do so) to another candidate a game Political different.

The negotiation process has Two months after the first vote investiture, and if agreement is not achieved to form government in this term could call new elections.

As part of this second round of consultations, develops an operation anticorruption in Valencia, the Spanish, the arrest of 24 people, many of them related to the Popular Party (PP) in this autonomous community.

The Prime Minister in office, Mariano Rajoy, Wednesday ruled that this case corruption affects their government might harm the process of formation of new government.

He acknowledged that corruption is “what more damage” made his party in the elections, but said it has taken several decisions to address it and is committed to continue taking the next four years to avoid cases like Valencia, where he was arrested the former president of the PP Valencia Alfonso Rus. (With information from Notimex )

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