Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy listens the debate during a Spanish Parliament session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Rajoy brushed off demands he should resign after text messages emerged showing him comforting a former political party treasurer under investigation over a slush fund and secret Swiss bank accounts. The spectacle of alleged greed and corruption has enraged Spaniards hurting from austerity and sky high unemployment. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy listens the debate during a Spanish Parliament session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Rajoy brushed off demands he should resign after text messages emerged showing him comforting a former political party treasurer under investigation over a slush fund and secret Swiss bank accounts. The spectacle of alleged greed and corruption has enraged Spaniards hurting from austerity and sky high unemployment. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy listens the debate during a Spanish Parliament session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Rajoy brushed off demands he should resign after text messages emerged showing him comforting a former political party treasurer under investigation over a slush fund and secret Swiss bank accounts. The spectacle of alleged greed and corruption has enraged Spaniards hurting from austerity and sky high unemployment. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Premierul spaniol Mariano Rajoy a fost lovit cu pumnul în faţă, miercuri, în provincia sa natală, Galicia, în timpul unui eveniment electoral desfăşurat în perspectiva alegerilor generale ce vor avea loc pe 20 decembrie în Spania, transmite Reuters.

Incidentul a avut loc în oraşul Pontevedra. Şeful executivului spaniol, în vârstă de 60 de ani, nu a fost rănit. Ulterior, pe imaginile televizate, el a putut fi văzut având un semn roşu pe faţă, potrivit stiripesurse.ro.

Autorul incidentului este un minor, care a fost arestat. Agresorul a stat în apropierea premierului spaniol, lovindu-l brusc pe Rajoy, care a fost luat prin surprindere.

Spania are una dintre cele mai ridicate rate ale şomajului în rândul tinerilor, aproape jumătate dintre cei care îşi caută locuri de muncă având vârste sub 25 de ani.