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Podemos leader tells Rajoy he won’t help him govern

In a similar arrangement to Britain’s constitutional monarchy, King Felipe VI will ask the leader of one political party to attempt to form a government next month.

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Rajoy said he wants to cobble together a lower house of parliament controlled by a majority that can easily pass important legislation — but he avoided mentioning by names the parties he would seek to recruit as partners for his center-right Popular Party.


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The leader of Podemos told Mariano Rajoy yesterday to clean up his ruling Popular Party (PP), as he confirmed that the left-wing party who shook up Spain’s general election won’t offer any support for a new government formed by the prime minister.


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Spain’s Rajoy’s centre-right, People’s Party wants to form goverment after big shock in election, but their most suitable partner, centrist party, Citizens, People Party’s demand will put political unclarity for Spain, because in this scenario, Coalition will be lack of 15 Seat.

He gave scant details as to what a minority PP government would look like, but said it should among other tasks strive for national unity in the face of a separatist movement in the northeastern region of Catalonia – a hot-button issue which all main parties agree on.

“It is a possibility called for in the constitution…it could serve to overcome the deficiencies of a candidate who does not appear to have the support of his own party”, Iglesias said.

Despite a result that ranks as their worst ever, the Socialists are in a position to decide if acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party (PP) can stay in power. He will hold talks with the leaders in January. But it may also struggle to pair up with leftist Podemos, which supports a Catalan referendum when the Socialists do not.

“It is obvious the PSOE doesn’t intend to propose any other government than the Popular Party”, Iglesias said.

The Socialists won 90 seats, followed by Podemos and allies with 69 and Ciudadanos with 40.

But the nominated party leader must then win the leadership vote of confidence in Parliament to take office.

If there is still deadlock after two months, the monarch will call a new election.

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The PP received the most votes of any party but it fell well short of an absolute majority in parliament, taking 123 seats, and will need the support of the Socialists to govern in a minority.

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a vote of confidence in January to decide if he can stay on as leader of the government. – Reuters pic