The new formations emerge from the ‘outraged’ virtually conquered Barcelona and Madrid in a municipal and regional elections, in which the Spanish have launched a stern warning to the ruling Popular Party (PP, right) ahead of the legislative elections end of the year.
“He’s won a desire for change on the campaign of fear,” said an exultant Ada Colau, leader of the Civic Platform Barcelona in common, including the anti-liberal party Podemos, after being the most voted to govern Barcelona City Hall.
The young platform had 11 councilors, compared to 10 conservative nationalist CiU’s current mayor Xavier Trias, while Citizens, the other big emerging training in Spain first entered in the Consistory as the third political force with five councilors.
“It was time for new people, people who do not fight for their interests but by the people to be heard and have power,” he told AFP Oscar Gonzalez, an engineer of 25 years, while celebrating the success of Barcelona in common.
“Perhaps the absolute results do not show much and the PP won in many places, but new and minority parties have come to power especially in large cities that often lead changes, “adds
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It is also the case of Madrid, where Now Madrid, another platform similar to that of Barcelona was the second most voted the Madrid city council after the PP leader, who lost his absolute majority list.
“We mayor whenever there is an agreement between other parties,” he acknowledged Madrid conservative candidate own Esperanza Aguirre, hinting that looks can be shifted to the opposition with its 21 deputies, ten less than those who had so far.
For this, the candidate Now Madrid, the former Justice Manuela Carmena, of 71 years, could seek a pact to unite its 20 councilors at 9 of the Socialists, the third political force in the Madrid consistory, which also comes Citizens, in its first municipal nationwide, with 7 councilors.
“The parties of power have had one of the worst results in its history,” he said in Madrid the leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, who was elated by the result in the two largest Spanish cities and whose training has also managed enter the parliaments of the 13 autonomous communities that held regional elections.
Citizens also achieved representation in all regions, which its leader, Albert Rivera, has continued to put in the perspective of the general planned for later this year, as did Iglesias
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“We are present in all the provinces of Spain. No party, no project for Spain and this has only made to start, “Rivera said.
” Do not run out this spring that will lead us in a twinkling in November to win the elections for the Popular Party ” , launched, meanwhile, Churches, before hundreds of enfervorecidos supporters.
“Our major task will be to reach agreements,” said Secretary of Organization of the PP, Carlos Floriano, after the results of elections in which the Conservatives have lost the region of Extremadura (west), at the hands of the Socialists.
The other eleven regions remain conservative, but absolute majorities, also lost in several Spanish cities.
Although the conservative head of government formation, Mariano Rajoy, remained the most votes in municipal and regional elections, a pact formations left could seize power in many cities and regions, including Valencia , traditional stronghold of the right.
“It’s the beginning of the end of Rajoy as president,” predicted the leader of the Socialists, Pedro Sanchez, opening his party to “articulate progressive governments in the whole autonomous communities and municipalities to secure change. “
Corruption scandals and cuts seem to have continued to weigh more in the minds of voters in a country with still a 23.7% unemployment messages recovery economic launched by the Conservatives.
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