Spain PM Mariano Rajoy faces defeat in Friday no-confidence vote
Thu May 31, 2018 03:13:pm Politics
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Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is likely to be forced out of office after a key party said it would support a motion of no confidence against him, Spanish media report.
The no-confidence vote is scheduled to take place on Friday and was tabled by the opposition Socialist party.
Socialist leader Pedro S�nchez needs a majority of 176 votes to become leader.
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) says it will support the motion, which may then propel Mr S�nchez into office.
The party holds a crucial five seats in parliament and has already informed both leaders of its intentions, according to Basque newspaper El Correo.
Mr S�nchez tabled the motion of no confidence after Mr Rajoy's centre-right People's Party (PP) was implicated in a huge corruption scandal.
He said Mr Rajoy had failed to take responsibility for his party's involvement, which came to light last week after one of its former treasurers was given a 33-year jail sentence.
The High Court in Madrid convicted Luis Barcenas of receiving bribes, money laundering and tax crimes.
The case centred on a secret campaign fund the PP ran from 1999 until 2005.
BBC
The no-confidence vote is scheduled to take place on Friday and was tabled by the opposition Socialist party.
Socialist leader Pedro S�nchez needs a majority of 176 votes to become leader.
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) says it will support the motion, which may then propel Mr S�nchez into office.
The party holds a crucial five seats in parliament and has already informed both leaders of its intentions, according to Basque newspaper El Correo.
Mr S�nchez tabled the motion of no confidence after Mr Rajoy's centre-right People's Party (PP) was implicated in a huge corruption scandal.
He said Mr Rajoy had failed to take responsibility for his party's involvement, which came to light last week after one of its former treasurers was given a 33-year jail sentence.
The High Court in Madrid convicted Luis Barcenas of receiving bribes, money laundering and tax crimes.
The case centred on a secret campaign fund the PP ran from 1999 until 2005.
BBC
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