Spain's Elite Edges Away From Rajoy
- Premier aims to fire up campaign machine for regional ballots
- Ciudadanos overtakes Rajoy’s PP in polls for first time
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Mariano Rajoy is rallying his troops for a political fightback. But his troops aren’t so sure.
The Spanish prime minister is encouraging some senior officials to run in regional elections next year as he looks to shore up his People’s Party’s power base, according to people familiar with his thinking who asked not to be named discussing party strategy. Yet loyalties to the 62-year-old Rajoy are starting to waver as ministers, key advisers and media allies all distance themselves from the wounded leader. A PP press officer a spokesman at the prime minister’s office both declined to comment.