Spain and the time of cuts and take a series of unpopular measures – Journal One

One of the first measures to be taken by Mariano Rajoy, who was sworn in as president of Spain after the abstention of the socialist party, will be unpopular: a cut of 5,500 million euros in 2017, to respect the objective of reducing the public deficit agreed with Brussels, which was rejected by a large majority of the parliamentary spectrum. But if you can’t govern comfortably, Rajoy will have the possibility to dissolve the Cortes and call new elections, which the socialists want to avoid at all costs. In addition, you have an absolute majority in the Senate to block reforms that do not fall in love.

The new Legislature was received with a protest at the gates of Congress. Thousands of people gathered against a endowment that they understand “illegitimate”, the result of the agreement between the “corrupt” ruling elite.

“it’s Going to follow the same government or resemblance of the past four years, which has been disastrous for Spain” protested Carmen Lopez, computing a retired 65 years, remembering the cuts in social services.

Others, like Darío Gómez, were charging against the treason of the socialists.

“The PSOE is of proletarians, do not have to be with the ruling class”, claimed this business 50 years.

The vice-president of the government, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, has described as “unnecessary, inappropriate and intolerable,” the words of the spokesperson for the ERC in the Congress, Gabriel Ruffian, in the endowment session, which has been dumping accusations as the “traitors” against the socialists.

“This Camera deserves respect, all members deserve respect, and all parties deserve respect”, underlined the vice-president in statements to journalists at the exit of the debate.

Rajoy has warned the socialists that will govern its programme and has claimed maturity to allow the Executive to govern.

The president will announce the members of his new Cabinet on Thursday and the Government plans to Rajoy be sworn before Philip VI morning, after the BOE published the decree that formalized his re-election.