Rajoy: Spain would be the laughingstock of Europe if he returns to the polls – Telesur TV

The president of caretaker government in Spain, Mariano Rajoy, said Sunday that holding a third elections deeply damage the credit of the nation and the laughingstock of Europe again.

“Hopefully not repeat elections, because we would be the laughingstock of Europe. It would be absolutely crazy to have three elections in a year and a government in office so long “, said the leader of the Popular Party (PP) at the inability of political parties to form an Executive.

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During a meeting with the press, Rajoy emphasized his desire not a third elections occur and rejected the “indecisiveness” of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) on his re-election to the presidency of Government.

“If the Socialists keep their no respect, no government” , said the reference to seeking support of parties in the Congress of Deputies.

Also, the PP leader has expressed confident that the meeting of the steering committee of his political group (next Wednesday) contributes to the formation of a national government, and urged all, starting with the popular, to be “constructive”.

Asked about the six conditions imposed by Citizens to support their investiture , Rajoy refused to offer his opinion on the matter and recalled that decisions on the matter will be taken by the PP on the whole.

Similarly, the acting president said that will meet again with the Secretary General of Citizens, Albert Rivera, after the meeting of the steering committee of his party.

The six conditions Rivera:

1.Separación of alleged political corruption
2.. Remove the outcrops deputies, senators and regional parliamentarians.
3. Another electoral law
4. End pardons for political corruption
5. Create a parliamentary committee of inquiry that focuses on research into “the alleged illegal financing of the PP and Barcenas case.”

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IN CONTEXT

in Spain there have been two elections, since last December, due to lack of sufficient support in the Congress of Deputies to invest president.

In the vote on 26 June, the PP won 137 seats, followed by the PSOE with 85 coalition Unidos Podemos reached 71, while Citizens closed with 32.

to reach the 176 deputies, which is the threshold required for the investiture, the PP would need the support of the PSOE, which has reiterated its rejection of such an option. However, in Spain it shuffled the possibility that the socialist group refrain in second ballot, to allow a minority government is formed.