Was Parliament deputy chair playing Candy Crush during debate of the nation?
Thursday, February 26, 2015 @ 11:02 AM
A LEADING politician has come under fire for allegedly playing Candy Crush during the debate of the nations.
Celia Villalobos, first deputy chair of Parliament, was seen with her Tablet in front of her and photos seem to show she was playing the addictive online game.
This was just after having scolded Joan Coscubiela (ICV-EUIA) for 'being disrespectful' to government president Mariano Rajoy after calling him capo, which means head of a military commando or terrorist cell.
Sources from Parliament insist Sra Villalobos was in fact reading the news on her Tablet – but this did not stop social networks from filling up with negative comments about her 'attitude'.
In fact, Candy Crush has proven to be a common international method of whiling away boring moments in Parliament – British politician Nigel Mills was caught playing it for two whole hours during a debate.
He was forced to apologise on Twitter and say: “I guarantee it will not happen again.”
Opposition members complained the Parliamentary vice-chair had 'set a bad example to the people of Spain'.
“How is she supposed to make decisions affecting the nation, or deal with a heated confrontation in Parliament, if she is not even aware of what is going on around her?” Demanded socialist MP Pedro Saura.
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