MADRID (Sputnik) — Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that his party would not support acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as the head of government.
"There can be democratic changes in Spain only if Rajoy stops being the prime minister," Sanchez told reporters, adding that the acting prime minister "did blackmail" instead of dialogue.
In June, Spain’s center-right PP, headed by Rajoy won the most seats in the parliamentary election, with PSOE finishing second. None of the political forces has an absolute majority and thus cannot form a government on their own. Following the elections, Rajoy initiated negotiations to form a government, but they have yielded little results.
However, he pledged to continue talks with major Spanish forces as he stands against holding a new round of parliamentary elections in Spain. Earlier this year, Rajoy met Sanchez to present the government program for the next four years, which he believed would help reach a consensus, but the PSOE leader has categorically refused to support Rajoy's attempts to form a government.
