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Durán y Lleida, was temporizing and insisted that it was not time for resignations “but for explanations.” Rosa Díez, from UPyD, was especially critical, with an aggressive and forceful tone . She accused the President of the Government of having allowed “the Bárcenas case to become the Rajoy case.” She blamed him for wanting to control Congress , with his decisions to go or not report to the House. And she formulated a list of direct questions asking for Rajoy's response. Sitting on the bench and listening to the speakers, Rajoy looked very serious , even worried. He hardly took notice when those occupying the platform were the minority groups. Alfonso Alonso The PP spokesperson, Alfonso Alonso , fought intensely on behalf of the Government. He alluded to exercises in “political gossip” in the session, although he attributed it to Izquierda Unida and small groups. Alonso questioned the moral authority of a PSOE that incurred illegal financing with Filesa (he cited Rosa Díez, who was then in that party) and brought up the ERE's of Andalusia. The smile with which Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría listened to him and the hug that Rajoy gave her were proof of the complacency that his intervention in the popular bench produced. Rajoy responds with words from Rubalcaba Rajoy's final intervention was especially forceful. From the outset he responded with a clear 'no' to the requests for resignation, and proclaimed that he neither pleads guilty, nor resigns, nor will he call early elections.
He blamed the socialists for not asking him a question about the Bárcenas case in Congress or the Senate. Rajoy focused his response on arguments that the current leader of the PSOE once used, which at that time Rubalcaba himself accepted with gestures of Special Database recognition that were his words. For example, words regarding cases of corruption that once affected the socialists, and the statement "they want to turn parliament into a police station", in addition to this phrase: a criminal provides information to a newspaper, that newspaper, El World , manipulates and distorts it... He stated that he had no evidence that his party had been illegally financed and proclaimed: “I am a upright and honest person.” He highlighted the impossibility of proving that some notes are not true, and used Bertrand Russell 's phrase “slander is always simple and plausible.” Rajoy pointed out that Rubalcaba could be using the Bárcenas case as a lifeline for his leadership. And he concluded: “I am not going to resign because I do not consider myself guilty . ” In the response time, Rubalcaba stated that the President of the Government had sought "hand-to-hand combat with me" , and replied that in his case his name had never appeared linked to illegal financing. And he stated that Rajoy denied the validity of the SMS because “his bonuses are in them.
The PSOE leader once again insisted that Rajoy had to resign, ensuring that no European leader would remain in office if it came to light that he had maintained contact with a tax evader. He encouraged the president to look for a new head of the Executive in his party, to avoid "Berlusconizing" Spain . He concluded with a "go away" that was applauded by the socialist caucus.The presence of secretaries of State was also notable , such as Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (European Union), Montserrat Gomendio (Education), Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla (Social Services), and of course Carmen Martínez Castro (Secretary of State for Communication), while that José Luis Ayllón (Relations with the Cortes) sat on a seat, along with the director of the Presidency's cabinet, Jorge Moragas. Among the socialists, Tomás Gómez, Emiliano García-Page, Marcelino Iglesias, Carmen Alborch were present... Manuel Chaves sat in one of the furthest seats, and was barely seen applauding. Moragas was the 'entertainer' in the PP bench Jorge Moragas was the one who on many occasions started the applause that the Popular Group dedicated to Rajoy. Having his left wrist bandaged , the chief of staff celebrated the president's words by hitting the wooden edge of the seat with his right hand .