Rajoy has evidence that Aznar speaks badly of him at dinners and meetings

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The relationship between Mariano Rajoy and José María Aznar is going through one of the most tense moments. After the absence of the former president at the Valladolid PP Convention, it has now reached the head of the Executive that his predecessor is speaking badly about him behind his back. It has been at recent dinners and private meetings when Aznar has harshly attacked Rajoy, according to what acquaintances of both of them who were present at the time of these comments have told the President of the Government. “ It turns him green ,” sources familiar with these events explain to El Confidencial Digital . Rajoy, therefore, has direct testimony of how Aznar harshly and habitually criticizes the management of his Government. As ECD has learned from sources close to La Moncloa, these close friends have advised Rajoy to be careful with José María Aznar , since the words he addresses to him are not kind at all, quite the opposite. The same sources add that these are comments made in the heat of the moment by Aznar, but they are not improvisations. They are reasoned analyses, which he slips into conversations where he analyzes the situation in the country, as they have confessed to Rajoy. What does Aznar reproach Rajoy for? Aznar has spoken on occasion about Rajoy with these words: “ He is betraying the founding principles of the Popular Party .” That is the background that explains the attacks that the former president has made in public.

As published by ECD , the list of the “basic principles” that Rajoy has betrayed , according to José María Aznar , is the following: 1. The idea of ​​Spain . Rajoy does not defend the idea of ​​Spain that the Popular Party has always maintained. An example: he  Phone Number List is not undertaking Artur Mas' independence challenge with determination and wisdom. Part of the problem in Catalonia is the lukewarmness of the President of the Government. Rajoy hides, does not act forcefully, and thereby fuels the separatist fuse even more. 2. Liberal politics . Rajoy has abandoned the liberal politics advocated by the PP. Although in the electoral program he promised the opposite, the Government is suffocating the middle classes, which has always been the main bet of the party since its founding. Not lowering taxes and acceding to Brussels' demand to raise VAT is suffocating these families, traditional PP voters. 3. Anti-terrorist policy . Rajoy is making a mistake in managing the end of ETA. Aznar highlights the 'paperwork' this Government has done in matters such as the release of Bolinaga, the non-recusal of López Guerra in the Strasbourg Court, the current ex-imprisonment of ETA members convicted of multiple murders... Furthermore, he believes that mainly In this matter, the Executive is not explaining itself well. He blames all this directly on Rajoy. 4. International politics . Aznar maintains that the President of the Government has forgotten to promote an active European policy.



He is always on the defensive, he only reacts, he does not establish ties, he does not build bridges in anticipation of events. An example of this weakness: he has not yet had an interview with Barack Obama, the date is being postponed again and again. Rajoy's replica When Rajoy received these harsh comments made by Aznar, the President of the Government reacted calmly . He explains that he is aware that he is making unpopular decisions and it doesn't bother him. But he has clarified something. Rajoy privately insists that, if it were up to him, he would lower taxes “tomorrow . ” But he adds that “it is not that easy” to lower personal income tax and VAT . He also comments that in the coming months he will make a decision in that regard, as he confirmed in his last interview on Antena 3. The problem: what to do with Ana Botella The President of the Government does not want to get into controversies with his predecessor in the PP but admits, despite everything, that tension with Aznar may increase in the future. For the decision he makes about Ana Botella. The PP has data that suggests that the Madrid mayoralty would be lost with Aznar's wife as a candidate , so the replacement on the list seems necessary. Yes, the city council would win with Esperanza Aguirre . Rajoy's team recognizes that, if Botella decides to run, it will be a problem to convey to him that the president's bet is different. They predict, therefore, a new conflict.