Start the XII Legislature in Spain

USPA NEWS - The Spanish Parliament of the XII Legislature was constituted on Tuesday in the Congress and the Senate, with the election of their respective governing bureau. The conservative Popular Party, winner of the elections on June 26, regained the presidency of Congress and maintains the Senate.

The acting Minister of Public Works, Ana Pastor, an effective manager which no scandal is not known and have the confidence of the acting President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, was elected president of the Congress with 169 votes in favor, the conservative Popular Party and the Citizens party center, with the conservatives came to an agreement Monday to ensure the presidency of the Lower House.

Ana Pastor received 14 votes more than his predecessor, Socialist Patxi Lopez, who won 155 votes in favor, the Socialist Party and the coalition between Communists and extreme left United we Can. In exchange for the support of Citizens that allowed conservatives regain third office in the state, the center party has a vice president and a secretary in the Bureau of Congress.

The election of officers of Congress, as it was designed by the Popular Party and Citizens, was made possible by the favorable votes than ten nationalist deputies, who the new president of Congress thanked for their support. Although the Basque nationalists refused their support for the Conservatives, in the halls of the Lower House it was assumed that those ten votes were those of the Catalan nationalists, who need the support of conservatives to form their own parliamentary group, and nationalist Basques.

In the Senate, conservative Pio Garcia Escudero was elected for third consecutive time president of the Senate, where the Popular Party has an absolute majority. With the constitution of Parliament, the King Philip VI receive Wednesday the presidents of Congress and the Senate, and in the coming days will begin the round of consultations for the appointment of a candidate for Prime Minister. Everything indicates that this time, the candidate is the acting President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy.