Spain's Socialists clear way for minority conservative government

Record ID: 84161

  • Title: Spain's Socialists clear way for minority conservative government
  • Date: 23rd October 2016
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (OCTOBER 23, 2016) (REUTERS) POLICE OFFICER STANDING OUTSIDE SOCIALIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS SOCIALIST PARTY SUPPORTERS HOLDING PROTEST SIGNS OUTSIDE PARTY HEADQUARTERS PARTY SUPPORTERS TALKING OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS SOCIALIST PARTY SIGN HANGING ON BUILDING CHAIRMAN OF SOCIALIST PARTY INTERIM MANAGEMENT, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA GATHERING AROUND FERNANDEZ (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHAIRMAN OF SOCIALIST PARTY INTERIM MANAGEMENT, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, SAYING: "You already know the conclusion but let me read it for you. In the first parliamentary confidence vote we will show our frontal rejection of the People's Party politics, so the Socialist Parliamentary group will vote no to Mariano Rajoy's first investment vote. The second point is: with the aim of developing the contents of this resolution and to unblock the institutional exceptional situation that the country is suffering, the Socialist Parliamentary group will abstain in the second round of the parliamentary confidence vote." JOURNALISTS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHAIRMAN OF SOCIALIST PARTY INTERIM MANAGEMENT, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, SAYING: "My plan is to persuade the colleagues of the Catalan Socialist Party and others that would like to adopt other decisions. They can't do it because there is an imperative order of the Federal Committee. That's what I will try, I truly hope them to be receptive because that's the best for all socialists." FERNANDEZ LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 7th November 2016 17:04
  • Keywords: Spain Politics Socialist Party Rajoy
  • Location: MADRID, SPAIN
  • City: MADRID, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015586D6V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Spain's conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was on course to secure a second term in power for his People's Party (PP) on Sunday (October 23) after his Socialist rivals agreed to abstain in a looming confidence vote, ending 10 months of political deadlock.
    The chairman of the Socialist party interim management, Javier Fernandez, said in a news conference that the Parliamentary group will vote against Rajoy on the first investment vote but will change it for an abstention on the second vote.
    "In the first parliamentary confidence vote we will show our frontal rejection of the People's Party politics, so the Socialist Parliamentary group will vote no to Mariano Rajoy's first investment vote. The second point is: with the aim of developing the contents of this resolution and to unblock the institutional exceptional situation that the country is suffering, the Socialist Parliamentary group will abstain in the second round of the parliamentary confidence vote," Fernandez said.
    Spain has been stuck in political limbo following national elections in December and June which left no single party with a majority, paralysing institutions and threatening to derail an economic recovery.
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