7 minutes agoKosovo's opponent risks humiliation
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The Spanish Parliament launched this Thursday the debate over a no-confidence motion demanded by the opposition against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is known as Kosovo's opponent. He had not attended the session the Bulgarian government held in Sofia in May. Spain, under the presidency of Mariano Rajoy, had refused the invitation in [...]
The Spanish Parliament launched this Thursday the debate over a no-confidence motion demanded by the opposition against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is known as Kosovo's opponent. He had not attended the session the Bulgarian government held in Sofia in May. Spain, under the presidency of Mariano Rajoy, had refused the invitation to the summit because it was an attendee of Kosovo as well.
The motion was handed over by Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez after the end last week of a long-standing corruption trial, known as the “Gürtel”, where a Spanish court found former Rajo People's Party guilty of fraud and embezzlement of funds.
Apart from the Socialists, local media say the motion has quietly found support even in the vocal expedition itself within the Spanish prime minister's party, which is expected to vote pro during Friday.
The opposition leader Pedro Sanchez seemed to be aware of this. At this Thursday's session, he demanded his resignation.
Mr. Rajoy, are you ready to resign? Are you ready to resign today, here, now? Give up Mr. Rajoy and it's all over. You can leave the government yourself. Will you resign or continue to cling to position, weakening democracy, weakening and humiliating the quality of the government institution? -”, Sanchez said.
Sanchezi needs a majority of 176 votes in Parliament to form the new government, and in Spanish media it has reportedly so far secured 175.
Without voting yet, the leader of the Socialists has pledged respect for the budget approved by the Rajoy government and the launch of a new dialogue with local Catalonian leaders.
Rajoy himself accused his political rival that through the no-confidence motion, he wants to take power without first winning the popular vote.
If Spanish lawmakers vote in favour Friday, then Mariano Rajoy would become the country's first prime minister, removed from a vote of confidence.
Brussels is expecting this vote with all anxiety. The EU does not want another trouble in its southern part after Italy for months sail in uncertain political and economic waters, and Rajoy's departure would further shake up financial markets.
