Spain’s political leaders have struggled to form a new administration since last December after upstart political parties won widespread support in a general election - forcing several forces, including some traditional rivals, to try and reach pacts.Īfter the December 20 ballot, a fresh election on June 26 did nothing to resolve the impasse, with all parties, including the conservative PP of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, falling short of a parliament majority.ĭespite continued attempts to form coalitions, the country is lurching towards its third election in a year.Ĭancellation of the Campo meeting of the Gibraltar working group came amid growing concern in Spain that the absence of government is impacting negatively on the country’s international standing. It comes as a report in the leading newspaper El Pais on Sunday cited an internal document in which the Ministry for Foreign Affairs said nine months of political vacuum had left Spain like “a permanent lame duck” on the international stage. The cancellation was attributed to the fact that Spain’s political parties have proved unable to agree a government despite two general elections in eight months. The meeting, which should have been held in the Campo this month, was meant to help coordinate Spain’s response to Brexit in the region. Spain’s acting PP government has cancelled a meeting of its inter-ministerial working group on Gibraltar, prompting the PSOE to say that the central administration has no interest in how Brexit might impact the Campo de Gibraltar. By Chronicle Staff Share 20th September 2016
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