The head of government, Xavier Espotrated with “respect” the rally that demanded the referendum on the association agreement with the European Unionalthough “there was no great competition“, he declared. In his opinion, this may indicate that the claim does not occupy a central place among citizens’ concerns. Espot assured that the signature is not irreversible nor does it breach any commitmentand insisted that the result of the referendum will be decisive in deciding whether the agreement is ratified.
About the calendaradmitted that he sees “very complicated” convene the consultation in this legislature European Parliament he will not be able to give his consent until the end of January and, if the general meetings are convened in February, ethe Government he does not want to coincide two campaigns of great magnitude. spot he pointed out that the new executive will have to organize the consultation if he has committed to it in the event that this legislature is not held, and he recalled that the agreement will not enter into force until the referendum is held and ratified in General Council
