Mariano Rajoy said today that if the courts suspend Artur Mas “I will give them my support, as with any other judge’s decision.” The Spanish prime minister also said that there was “less risk” of a unilateral declaration of independence following the 27-S election, although “there never was great concern, and even less so after the vote.” “I will always accept the resolutions of judges,” he said.
“I am ready to reform the Constitution, as long as it does not affect the unity of Spain and the equality of all Spaniards,” said Rajoy, who added that in the Catalan elections “they said no to independence.” “We are one of the most advance countries in the world and what is happening in Catalonia is not in-line with that,” he said. And he pointed out: “CDC won 30 seats, the worst result in its history.”
In an interview on Antena 3 TV, Rajoy announced that the Spanish general election will be on December 20, and not 13, as had been expected. The prime minister rejected his image as a Don Tancredo [a character in bullfighting], who waits for events without reacting: “We have implemented more reforms than anyone and we have avoided the referendum that Mas wanted.”
