Pedro Sanchez is trying to avoid new elections in Spain

Hey He chose the King of Spain, Felipe VI Pedro Sanchezleader of the Socialist Party (PSI) and current Prime Minister, to form a new government. After this year’s elections, which resulted in the defeat of the right, Sánchez was tasked with trying to form a coalition.

Congress President Francina Armengol announced the king’s decision after consulting with leaders of political parties with parliamentary representation.

To gain the trust of representatives, Sanchez will need the support of Catalan separatists. However, this would require granting a controversial amnesty to separatists involved in legal proceedings related to Catalonia’s 2017 secession attempt.

Sanchez expressed his readiness to form a progressive coalition government between the PSO party and the leftist Somar party. The Prime Minister also stated that he would negotiate with the conservative Popular Party, but not with the aim of obtaining their support.

Sanchez will have until November 27 to obtain parliamentary support and avoid an automatic call for new elections in mid-January.. Your opponent, Alberto Nuñez Viejo, leader of the Popular Party that it Winner of the legislative elections in JulyHe failed in his attempt to take the oath last week when the majority of representatives rejected his nomination.

The second vote in the House of Representatives ended with a vote He received 172 votes in favour, 177 votes against and one invalid vote. Last Friday (29).

In the previous vote, which was held on Wednesday (27), Feijóo needed to reach an absolute majority, i.e. half of the 350 deputies plus one, for a total of 176 votes. However, on Friday, a simple majority will be enough for his inauguration, which could have been achieved if there had been an abstention from the representatives who voted against him in the first vote.

During his 10-minute speech, Figo again criticized the amnesty for Catalan separatists and challenged Sánchez to take a stand.The socialist preferred to send allies instead, considering voting a “waste of time.”