Rajoy described as “failure” called Catalan elections – El Universal (Venezuela)

Rajoy described as "failure" called Catalan elections – El Universal (Venezuela)

 EL UNIVERSAL
 

Friday January 16, 2015 12:00 AM

Madrid.- The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, labeled a” evidence of failure “the call made by the regional president of Catalonia Artur Mas anticipate elections within eight months.

Mas announced the call for elections to be held on September 27, a decision that has caused all kinds of comments both in the political arena as among citizens, by plebiscite dyes that are intended to give after failing to hold a sovereignty referendum, Efe reported.

These next elections will be the third autonomous Catalonia in five years, which according to Rajoy “makes no sense”.

“It is plainly a finding of failure and correspond to the citizens of Catalonia give their opinion on this matter seems to me an extremely serious,” said Rajoy in Madrid.

The lack of solid majorities caused the two legislatures have passed Artur Mas just two years duration each, failing to realize promises, as the fiscal pact or the holding of a referendum on independence in the region.

The leader of the Socialist Party of Catalonia, Miquel Iceta warned that the EU will not accept the outcome of elections as an independence referendum.

“In Europe no one will accept as independence verdict on the outcome of parliamentary elections,” Iceta, who accused Mas “trick” the Catalans to submit regular elections and referendum said.