Spanish Opposition Plans No-Confidence Vote for Rajoy, Sources Say
- Premier under fire after former aides convicted of corruption
- Socialists need support from two parties to oust government
Mariano Rajoy
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Spain’s biggest opposition party, the Socialists registered a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his former aides were convicted of running a multimillion-euro corruption racket inside the party on his watch.
Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez held talked to members to the party’s federal committee last night before deciding to submit the proposal, a press officer for the group said Friday. Sanchez was scheduled to chair an emergency meeting of the decision-making body at 11 a.m. Madrid time on Friday and is due to make a statement at 12.30 p.m. when it ends.