Leader of Spanish opposition party Parti

Leader of Spanish opposition party Partido Popular (PP) Mariano Rajoy (C) is flanked by PP leader in the Basque Country and the Guipuzcoa province Antonio Basagoiti (L) and PP member Inaki Oyarzabal (R) as they walk in the streets of the northern Spanish Basque city of Bilbao, before an electoral meeting on the eve of the launch of the Basque regional election campaign, on February 12, 2009. Spain's opposition leader hit back over a corruption scandal, announcing he is severing all contacts with Madrid's justice minister and calling for the removal of the judge in the case. AFP PHOTO/Rafa Rivas (Photo credit should read RAFA RIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)