The failure of Rajoy – El Universal

Madrid .- Mariano Rajoy lost yesterday its second vote for president of Spain . Again, 180 deputies positioned against and supported only 170 People, Citizens and Canary Coalition Party. The reject opens the way to a third elections in December.

Rajoy , head of the caretaker government, had lost a first vote on Wednesday and yesterday failed to convince any more deputy. Pedro Sanchez , the leader of ( PSOE ) Socialist Party, the training could give the key government with one abstention, reiterated its “no “final and made an ambiguous call the” forces of change “to solve the” political jam “.

Sanchez would not say if that commits him to try training a government adding props we may or Citizens . But the two parties headed: “The groups that represent the forces of change have a responsibility to offer a solution to this country,” he said. So far the PSOE she was described as “impossible” an alternative to Rajoy . We can (left) and Citizens (right) vetoing each other, and the other arithmetic option would imply that the PSOE join can support nationalist parties, precipitating the Socialists to an internal war.

Rajoy would not even use the turn to reply which granted the regulations after receiving attacks from all parties. Preoperatively Sanchez, only repeated that if he wanted to avoid a third election, had no choice but to support him, “because there is no other save the unenviable choice of a heterogeneous front, extreme and contradictory,” he said . reference to a government of the left and nationalists

Albert Rivera, leader of Citizens, asked the PSOE and the PP to ponder why his two investitures have failed: first did Sanchez in March and now Rajoy , both times with the support of citizens, which is enshrined as party hinge. Despite possible support its members in voting yesterday to pull the country out of political deadlock, Rivera was presented as a critical ally with PP. He let understand that he will not support it if the next time no “viable alternative” that is another candidate for president rather than Rajoy. That option is not on the table, as he said the PP.

The government will remain in office for a maximum of two months, limited to cases of extreme need skills. Negotiations between the parties are likely to resume after September 25, when regional elections in Galicia and the Basque Country. Rajoy hopes that these elections soften the refusal of Basque nationalists (PNV) or the PSOE itself. However, since PNV spokesman said last night that it will not change its negative vote.