I sincerely don't know what could possibly happen in the next five days, but I believe that the best that could happen is that (acting regional head Artur) Mas drops his independence drive and, as that doesn't seem possible, there's no alternative to elections.

Mariano Rajoy

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This is a fictitious, unreal candidature. by Mariano Rajoy

This is a fictitious, unreal candidature.

You're trying to make us believe that if Spain doesn't have a government... it will be everyone else's fault.

If Mr Sanchez doesn't manage to get elected (in the confidence vote), or he'll have to say he can get on with the PP, or there will be fresh elections.

We'll see who has the most political support, and that group must find more backing in order to form a stable government.

The immense majority of Spaniards who believe in Spain, national sovereignty and the equality of Spaniards will be very pleased.

We have the constitution and the law on our side. by Mariano Rajoy

We have the constitution and the law on our side.

The state may use any available judicial and political mechanism contained in the constitution and in the laws to defend the sovereignty of the Spanish people and of the general interest of Spain, those who want to divide and split Catalonia from Spain must know that they will not succeed.

Now, if the question is' will Artur Mas stop the political process in Catalonia', the answer is no until we have the certainty that we have a specific date for a binding referendum on independence.

Some countries don't want refugees, you can't force anyone. by Mariano Rajoy

Some countries don't want refugees, you can't force anyone.

Once the budget is approved ... I will call elections. I can't tell you the exact date, but they will be in December.

What's happening (in Greece) today? They're back in recession, hopefully this weekend the Greek government will finally reach an agreement with European institutions... (but) it won't repair the damage that was caused.

One doesn't have to go very far to see how easy it can be to ruin... by Mariano Rajoy

One doesn't have to go very far to see how easy it can be to ruin a recovery.

Rutte and I have a very good relationship, though we both have ou... by Mariano Rajoy

Rutte and I have a very good relationship, though we both have our own lives.

An incident like this is not the best for our industry ... It remains to be seen if it was purely circumstantial or if a mistake was made.

We express our deepest sympathy. They were fellow countrymen. by Mariano Rajoy

We express our deepest sympathy. They were fellow countrymen.

I can understand the irritation and distrust of our citizens but suspicion should not be leveled at everyone, most politicians are decent people. Spain is not corrupt.

We all have our problems and we are working to find a solution to ours and also to help the eurozone. We expect that other countries should do the same, that they be prudent in their statements.

solution help find problems

It is no secret to anyone that we are going to rule in the most delicate circumstances Spain has faced in 30 years.

going circumstances secret years

There won't be any miracles. We never promised any. But as we have said before, when things are done properly, the results come in.

miracles never things done