King of Spain left to the parties the appointment of candidate for President

USPA NEWS - The King of Spain not convene a new round of consultations with representatives of political parties to propose a new candidate for Prime Minister. The monarch received on Monday in audience the president of the Congress, Patxi Lopez, who informed the result of the vote in plenary of investiture.

At that investiture presented the Secretary General of the Socialist Party, Pedro Sanchez, who did not get the support of Parliament, to achieve only 131 votes in favor of an integrated camera of 350 deputies. The parliamentary rejection to Pedro Sanchez was reported to King last Friday by the president of the Congress, Patxi Lopez, but the monarch postponed until Monday the hearing, during which Philip VI informed the president of the Congress of Deputies its decision not for the time being, further consultations with the representatives of the political groups with parliamentary representation, so that political parties can carry out the actions they deem appropriate for finding a majority in order to form Government.

On February 2, after completing consultations with representatives of political groups with parliamentary representation, the King informed the president of the Congress of Deputies its proposal that the Secretary General of the Socialist Party, Pedro Sanchez, was a candidate for the Presidency of the Government. The proposal came after the rejection of the appointment expressed by the acting Prime Minister and candidate of the conservative Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy, who declined the opportunity to submit to the investiture session after finding that did not have enough parliamentary support.

Rajoy confirmed Monday that the Socialist Secretary General call to ask again support a coalition Government between the conservative Popular Party, the Socialist Party and Citizens. However, the Socialist Pedro Sanchez denied that his party will support the proposal of Rajoy and reminded the acting Prime Minister if anyone can convene a meeting he is, as his 90 deputies and 40 of Citizen add more seats which has the Popular Party. In this regard, Sanchez moved that if Rajoy called, will tell he that they can be seen in the Congress of Deputies.