Marlaska and several former ministers clothe Rajoy at the funeral of his sister Mercedes - Mariano Rajoy and his family have ... | Famous | THE WORLD
2019-12-16T19:22:15.360Z
Mariano Rajoy and his family have fired on Monday Mercedes, the sister of the former president of the Government, who died suddenly at dawn on Sunday, at age 62, at his home in Madrid. At the San Mauro funeral home in Pontevedra, where the remains of Mercedes Rajoy were transferred, numerous politicians approached to clothe the former president and his family, such as Interior Minister Fernando Grande Marlaska, personal friend of the deceased, or Soraya Sáenz from Santamaría. Also it was possible to see the former president of the Congress Ana Pastor, personal friend of Mariano Rajoy, and the former ministers Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Fátima Báñez and Ana Mato, reports Efe. Grande-Marlaska, arrived at the Pontevedra funeral home accompanied by several fellow jurists from Madrid. He remained in the facilities, together with the rest of the authorities, until the funeral of the former president's sister, which was held under heavy rain in the San Mauro cemetery in privacy, at the express wish of the family. The Basilica of Santa Maria has later hosted the funeral, which was attended by Pablo Casado and Alberto Núñez Feijóo, among other prominent politicians. Mercedes Rajoy, property registrar and wife of PP MEP Francisco Millán, was the only sister of the former president of the Government and had three children. His death has occurred a year after that of his father, Mariano Rajoy Sobredo, former president of the Provincial Court of Pontevedra, who died in November 2018
Source: elmuldo