The strange controversy between the Government of Rajoy and Parliament – The Financial

MADRID.- The new political scenario unprecedented in Spain generated a first dispute from the Congress of Deputies and the caretaker government of Mariano Rajoy, who refuses to submit to parliamentary control .

the start of the new term on 11 January has been accompanied the lack of training of the new government emerged after the elections on December 20, because there was a majority who receive the approval of the entire chamber.

While negotiations between political parties continue to form the new government , the parliamentary groups demanded appearances of executive functions on various topics, but refuse to consider that there has been revalidated confidence by the new Parliament.

the president of Congress of Deputies , Patxi Lopez, requested the caretaker government of Rajoy keep the hearings that are asked, but vice President Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said that the law protects them not to go to parliamentary control .

he stressed that the government is in office after the elections and ” has limited its powers to the ordinary office of public affairs, ie the development of activities of a purely administrative nature which do not involve any political orientation. “

he recalled that the character of government functions is given also because not trust (the vote of investiture) of the new term that emerged from these elections.

the controversy lived on Thursday in the Congress of Deputies in the absence of the minister Defense in office, Pedro Morenés, who had been summoned to explain decisions taken before the elections.

in response, the president of the Chamber explained that there is a possibility that Congress challenged before the Constitutional Court the government’s decision, but preffered dialogue and find a solution other than to go to the high court.

announced that will meet Friday with secretary of State for Parliamentary Relations, José Luis Ayllón to try to find a way out.

articles 62 and 77 of the Spanish Constitution refers to the government must submit to the control of Parliament, whenever requested, but not explain anything about a case of government functions.

this is the first time it has a dispute of this type in Spain due that since the restoration of democracy had not been a functioning government so long waiting for the formation of the new government.