Spanish Parliament gave its approval to the bailout for Greece – El Universal (Venezuela)

MADRID The Spanish Parliament approved on Tuesday by a large majority the third bailout of Greece in an extraordinary debate forced by the Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to defend its economic policy towards the Greek and attack can ruin reflecting the Syriza Alexis Tsipras.

Spain brings 10,150 to 86,000 million euros agreed last Friday by the Eurogroup. “The bottom line is that Greece remains in the euro,” defended the minister of Economy, Luis de Guindos, whom Rajoy left defense rescue Tribune

, DPA said.

Unlike other European countries such as Germany where the Bundestag vote tomorrow, Wednesday, the president of the Spanish Government had no obligation to bring aid to Greece to Parliament.

But with the countdown to the general elections at the end of the year under way, it became clear his aim to use the session to defend their economic policies and we attack, which has close ties and common points of Tsipras’s Syriza.

The message sent De Guindos was clear: there are no shortcuts to overcome the economic crisis. “The policies of the Greek government have had a very negative impact” on GDP, he said, and charged the party of Pablo Iglesias few months before the general elections in which, according to surveys, will enter with force in Parliament.

“The siren song of populism end up generating illusions and leave unfulfilled expectations, frustration and social unrest,” said the minister.

Earlier, the number two can, Inigo Errejón, He criticized in a radio interview the “propaganda” with which Rajoy called the vote on the Greek bailout in Congress of Deputies. Besides being required by law, the ruling Popular Party (PP) has an absolute majority in the chamber.

Of the 350 deputies who have, 297 voted in favor, although there were nuances and criticism of the Union European (EU). The paradox that the European rescue Spanish banks, in 2012, was not subject to parliamentary approval is also given.

“The agreement (on Greece) prevents the breakdown of the euro, but not can agree with everything, “said Socialist (PSOE) party, which called for a comprehensive reform of the EU with a single Treasury

Against 20 deputies spoke. those of the Plural Left, which It brings together several games of that trend, and some formations mixed group. This rescue “is the door for a fourth,” said Moncloa candidate Izquierda Unida (IU), Alberto Garzón.

There were five abstentions and 28 deputies did not vote at a meeting convened one day before the end of their summer vacation.