'Debating with a woman is complicated' says Spanish Partido Popular EU candidate

May 17, 2014

Yesterday, candidate for the European Parliament  said of his performance during the previous night's debate against 's  on Spanish television's  program ,

Cañete went on to say,  Later on the same program, he said,. He then went on to admit he is sometimes not.

Valenciano took to Twitter while the show aired to say,

The quote was read live to Cañete, who responded by saying,  Spanish Socialist Workers' Party boss Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba  responded on Twitter, saying,

Both politicians spent most of the debate focusing on the failings of the other's political party. Neither politician talked much about corruption, Catalonia or Europe. The topic of abortion was brought up and discussed by Valenciano, but before Cañete had the chance to respond to her remarks, the debate televiser cut to commercial. Partido Popular had supported changes in abortion law that were viewed as controversial, and led to protests by several thousand people claiming the changes encroached on the rights of women. In the debate, Valenciano said Partido Popular had suspended their efforts to change the law in order to win this election.

The European Parliament elections are scheduled to be held on May 25.