Mariano Rajoy confirmed that he will seek reelection in Spain – The Nation Costa Rica

Madrid

The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said Monday it will be submitted to a second mandate in legislative elections later this year, despite internal criticism in his party, threatened by the emergence of new formations.

Since then my will is retrying a candidate and again will try to be prime minister, “he told public radio RNE .

The year 2015 is marked by numerous electoral dating Spain: the May 24 municipal and regional elections there in 13 of the 17 regions of the country These will be held in September in Catalonia, focused on independence challenge later this year and will be legislative nationally

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The initial election year he kicked the March 22 in Andalusia, in a prospective regional elections that saw the collapse PP in the most populated region of Spain, traditional socialist stronghold.

Rajoy’s party came second with 26.7% of votes, after the Socialists (35.4%), and followed closely by the illiberal can (14.84%) and training center-right Citizens (9.2%).

Rajoy, in power since 2011, had been personally involved in the campaign, prompting virulent criticism of his strategy, considered by some as disconnected from the concerns of the Spaniards.

On the eve of an important meeting of leaders of his party, Rajoy said the PP still “united” despite rumors of discord fed by the electoral setback.

Despite the economic recovery in Spain, some conservative politicians fear pay the consequences of years of austerity policies.

The management of the crisis forced the right to” make decisions, many difficult, “admitted Rajoy on Monday. “That, of course, produces wear and political cost.”

With the advance in the polls Citizens, which directly threatens the PP, and can, allied Spanish Greek Syriza Rajoy believes that the crisis pushed voters to look for options outside the traditional parties.

“The worst that could happen would we return to economic policy that was made in the years 2008-2011, which left Spain with a number of people without truly dramatic work “and” certainly not think it would be good to go for parties whose ideology is absolutely unknown, “he said.