mon 21 feb 2015, 19:51

New Spanish party wants to not reign in

MADRID –

The new liberal Spanish party Ciudadanos (Citizens) don’t want to be part of a new government. This has party leader Albert Rivera Monday, a day after the parliamentary elections, it said.

Albert Rivera
Photo: REUTERS

Rivera’s party focuses on the fight against corruption and liberalisation of the economy. Ciudadanos won 40 of the 350 seats in the Spanish parliament. In seats is Ciudadanos thus the fourth party of Spain.

Another relatively new party, the left-radical Podemos (We can) Pablo Iglesias. Podemos won 42 seats in the waiting. Podemos promises to put an end to the bezuinigingspolitiek of prime minister Mariano Rajoy. Iglesias has on Monday emphasised any new government Rajoy to accept.

Rajoy of the conservative people’s Party (PP). Who lost Sunday with the majority and fell back to 123 seats. Nevertheless will the premier try a stable government to form. He said Monday night that he has a “clear mandate” from the voters.

Doubtful

The second party of the country is still the socialist PSOE, Pedro Sánchez. He said Monday that for a left-wing government is elected and he wants to be with Podemos talk. The PSOE got 90 seats. Together, PSOE and Podemos is no majority. In the Spanish parliament are also several small parties, but it is doubtful whether with their help, a workable majority can be formed.

Spain has with the splintered election results, say goodbye to the so-called bipartidismo, such as the Spaniards tweepartijenstelsel call. After the death of dictator Franco in 1975 ruled the conservatives and the socialists to take it in turns only. Coalitions are so far an unknown phenomenon in Spanish politics.