MADRID (Sputnik) — Spain's left-wing Podemos party, which came third in the December parliamentary elections, will consider any initiative to remove the ruling People’s Party (PP) from power, Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said Monday.
"We are open to any alternative that would allow to remove the People's Party from power," Iglesias said.
Podemos will not abandon the idea of holding a referendum on Catalonia’s independence, Iglesias added after the meeting with Rajoy.
Rajoy will face the first parliamentary vote on the re-assumption of his position as the country's prime minister in January. If he fails to gain 50 percent support of lawmakers, a second vote will be held where he will be required to get more votes for his candidacy than against it.
