Spain PM Mariano Rajoy denies 'false' slush fund claim
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has strongly denied media claims that he and other members of the governing Popular Party received secret payments.
"I have never received nor distributed undeclared money," he said, stressing that he would not resign.
El Pais newspaper published photographs of ledgers showing payments to Popular Party figures on Thursday.
It said Mr Rajoy had collected 25,200 euros (£22,000; $34,000) a year between 1997 and 2008.
Mr Rajoy and his party were elected by a landslide in November 2011 on a promise to reduce the high public deficit.


















































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