Rajoy to speak out over Bárcenas scandal
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 @ 12:43 PM
SPAIN'S president Mariano Rajoy has agreed to give a speech in Commons at the end of this month or early August to answer the nation's questions about the Bárcenas case and his own economic policies.
The Premier firstly made this announcement during a press conference with the prime minister of Romania, Víctor Ponta, having previously discussed the matter privately with Congress leader Jesús Posada.
“I have done this because I consider that it is the right moment to analyse the future of things and what the government hopes to do in the next few months,” Rajoy stated.
He has stressed that his appearance in Commons will 'give all the explanations' and that he will describe everything that has happened from his own point of view.
His version is 'necessary for the people' and 'should be given in Parliament because 'it is the headquarters of national sovereignty', says the PP leader.
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