Rajoy: I keep trying with the PSOE, “which is who has the key” – Sputnik World

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16:34 29/08/2016 (updated 16:44 29.08.2016) short URL

“keep trying with the Socialist Party, who will have the key, keep trying because it’s my obligation,” Rajoy said.

the leader of the Popular Party held Monday a brief meeting with Pedro Sanchez , secretary general of the PSOE, in which he tried to get the socialists to form a government permit.

After learning that the Socialists still refuse to give their trust, Rajoy announced that it will go to the investiture with 170 votes in favor.

“It is not the first time a president is invested with that amount of support “, Rajoy, which for the moment does not have the necessary abstentions for those votes will serve to form a government

Rajoy reached this weekend an agreement with the liberal training citizens who support his candidacy for president recalled although government refusal to conservative leader was one of the pillars of his campaign.

The current acting president will face the investiture session that starts Tuesday with 170 support thanks to the support of its 137 deputies, 32 of Citizens and parliamentary Canary Coalition.

However, it needs 176 votes in the first ballot to be held on Wednesday, if you want to form an executive.

If you do not get the necessary support in this vote, try may again Friday in a second round in which he would be enough votes for his candidacy and abstentions sumasen 176.

to get to either of those two scenarios, Rajoy would need the support of six members of the Socialist Party or six parliamentary nationalist Basque or Catalan formations.

Rajoy recalled that after the elections on June 26, the Popular Party has 52 seats more than the second political force. Therefore, in his opinion, he should be let govern.

“This deadlock situation leads nowhere, only to hurt,” Rajoy said before explaining that the lack of Government greatly damages the international image of Spain.

conservative leader insisted that “Spain needs a government to consolidate the economic recovery” and said that his party “has fulfilled its responsibility” when looking pacts , so “is just waiting for others to do.”

Rajoy alluded directly to the PSOE, the second most voted party, and said that, with the current distribution of seats in Parliament, “the effort of the two is needed to build something positive.”