Government Rajoy on edge of abyss

Government Rajoy on edge of abyss

World May 31, 2018 15:09

- Absolute crisis for the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy: today or tomorrow it is definitely over and over for his minority government that has been in a shaky position since taking office in 2016.

Ever since the first day, the emerging corruption scandals surrounding Rajoys Partido Popular have been hanging around his neck like a millstone. Tomorrow it turns out that they finally make up for it- if the vote of no confidence of socialist opposition leader Pedro Sanchez is voted.

'Do you agree, Mr. Rajoy,' said Sanchez this morning in the debate prior to the motion. 'Then it's all behind us. Your time is over. 'But Rajoy even refuses to step down after the Spanish court's ruling last week- which handed out all the big penalties to, among others, the former treasurer of the PP (33 years)- and to the businessman Correa (which is affiliated with the PP). 51 years).

The Partido Popular itself was also sentenced to a fine. In addition, there are countless other smaller but especially larger corruption scandals that put the PP in a bad light. Prime Minister Rajoy trivializes: 'Corruption is everywhere, you know that very well,' he told Sanchez, referring to corruption scandals surrounding his PSOE. Rajoy also insisted yesterday that he is still the person to lead the country, because under his premiership the economy has grown and unemployment has declined. 'Why: butter on his head,' say residents of Barcelona, ​​who follow the debate on television in a bar.

Pedro Sanchez is assured of 175 supporters for the motion, but he needs 176. Today everything depends on the position of the five members of the PNV- the Nationalist Basque Party. They can help Sanchez to the necessary votes. But the Basques, who often gave Rajoy support, do not announce their position until later today.

Sanchez has said he wants to lead a temporary government- and to write elections within a few months. When that is, is unclear. It is the reason that the right-wing party Ciudadanos of Albert Rivera will withhold its support for the motion. Rivera benefits from fast elections because he is designated as the winner in various polls. This is certainly due to his firm attitude in the Catalan crisis. In the elections of 20 December in the Catalonia region his party became the biggest.

Even if the motion does not get through, the government Rajoy gets it very difficult because Ciudadanos will no longer support the PP anyway. That, too, will lead to an unworkable situation for Rajoy- the man who always formulates a bit awkwardly and vaguely, and has the nickname 'Señor Plasma' among Spanish journalists because he only communicates via a screen.

To the left or to the right: Rajoy's head hangs in a noose- it is only the question who puts on the cord- and how hard.

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