IU questions validity of PP's electoral victory amid bribery allegations
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 @ 10:49 AM
RAJOY'S presidency in Spain is 'invalid' and 'illegitimate' because the PP's election campaign in 2011 was paid for by unlawful donations, claims leader of United Left (IU).
Cayo Lara called the last elections a 'sham' because Rajoy 'could have won by cheating' and 'in absolute illegality' if the ongoing Bárcenas trial shows the PP received back-handers from companies in exchange for lucrative public works contracts.
Comparing the situation to doping in sports, Lara said that both cases were against the rules and that the PP had gained its landslide victory 'under false pretences'.
In response to Rajoy's refusal to stand down as head of State on the grounds that 'only the elections are what makes a government legitimate', the Izquierda Unida leader said he 'did not deny this' but that the PP 'may have violated the principle of equal opportunities' if it had secured the majority of the votes as a result of campaigns paid for out of bribe money.
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