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Deputy Pablo Casado, 37, supporter of a right turn, yesterday became the successor of Mariano Rajoy at the head of the Popular Party, conservative, first Spanish political force that was expelled seven weeks ago During a vote in which they were called to support 3,082 delegates, Casado won 58% of his support to his rival, Soraya Saénz de Santamaría, according to the official count
. a new step, because the PP goes out to try to win back the hearts of all the Spaniards, after the difficult weeks we had to live as a political formation, "Casado said in his victory speech, referring to the motion of Socialists who, on June 1, expelled Rajoy from power
"The Popular Party is back and we are ready to lead this society again," added the new president of the formation, after I want embrace Rajoy and Santamaría
Delegates opted for the generational and ideological change proposed by Casado, a parliamentarian without government experience with a more right-wing profile, who became a close associate of former president José María Aznar
Santamaría had been the most voted by militancy on July 5, in the unprecedented first round of primaries in the history of the PP that initiated ially assisted six candidates in total.
But it was perceived as the option continuista, to have been vice-president of the government during the six and a half years that Rajoy was general manager.
During the campaign, Casado, a fervent admirer of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, criticized the Socialist government's intention to decriminalize euthanasia, and proposed to incorporate the crime unlawful convening of a referendum to the penal code, in response to the Catalan separatist challenge. [19659004] Married will be a candidate for the presidency of the government in general elections and will lead the PP in municipal, regional and European elections in May 2019.
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