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Spain political parties neglecting will of people: Pundit

Saturday, 03 September 2016 5:48 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 03 September 2016 5:48 AM ]

Spanish interim Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy reads his notes inside the Spanish Congress (Las Cortes) in Madrid on August 31, 2016. (AFP photo)

Press TV has interviewed Marcelo Sanchez, a journalist and political commentator from Miami, and Isaac Bigio, a Latin America expert from London, to comment on a looming third election in Spain after acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s failed attempt to win the parliament's backing to form a government.

Spain is witnessing a struggle among political parties and the politicians are not going to represent the Spaniards, Sanchez told Press TV’s Debate program on Friday night.
He said the situation is very shameful because Spain has been left without budget, new legislation and new appointments; therefore, the Spaniards are fed up with the political uncertainty in their country.
Spanish acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy failed on Friday to win the confidence of parliament to serve a second term as prime minister, starting the countdown to a possible third election if a deal can't be brokered in the next two months.
Rajoy, leader of the conservative Popular Party (PP), lost the vote of confidence with 180 votes against and 170 in favor - the same result he obtained during the first vote on Wednesday.
Sanchez said the shameful political impasse is taking place in Spain because of power struggle, and the political parties cannot even resolve the corruption in the European country.
The journalist further noted that Rajoy did not tried to reach an agreement with the Parliament rather he was just implying that he and his party were chosen to lead Spain into the future.
He added Rajoy’s Partido Popular Party has caused recession and a lack of opportunity for thousands of Spanish youths, who want to find a job or even participate in the political arena of their own country but they are deprived to reach such goals.
Also in Press TV’s Debate program, Bigio said the situation in Spain is quite dramatic because of high rate of unemployment, big recession and the wave of migration of workforce.

He added Spain will achieve nothing with the limbo situation and the Spaniards are going to experience six months of uncertainty.
The political expert concluded that the dramatic political paralysis will deeply affect the economic situation in Spain.
The eight-month political deadlock is already threatening Spain's economic recovery attributed to Rajoy, who came to power in 2011 and is credited with steering Spain back from the brink of economic meltdown with harsh doses of austerity, Bigio said.

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