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Spain's ruling socialists strike coalition deal with Podemos
Spain’s ruling socialist party has reached a preliminary coalition deal with the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos to try to form a government after the country’s second inconclusive election in seven months.
Pedro Sánchez, the acting prime minister and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE), announced the agreement following a meeting with the Podemos leader, Pablo Iglesias, on Tuesday afternoon.
The move comes less than 48 hours after the PSOE won Spain’s fourth general election in as many years but once again fell short of a majority.
Sunday’s election was triggered after the PSOE failed to find viable support for a new administration after its victory in April. The socialists and Unidas Podemos were unable to reach an agreement afterwards, while the centre-right Citizens party flatly refused to do anything to facilitate Sánchez’s return to office.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/12/spain-ruling-socialists-strike-coalition-deal-with-podemos-sanchez
Pedro Sánchez, the acting prime minister and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE), announced the agreement following a meeting with the Podemos leader, Pablo Iglesias, on Tuesday afternoon.
The move comes less than 48 hours after the PSOE won Spain’s fourth general election in as many years but once again fell short of a majority.
Sunday’s election was triggered after the PSOE failed to find viable support for a new administration after its victory in April. The socialists and Unidas Podemos were unable to reach an agreement afterwards, while the centre-right Citizens party flatly refused to do anything to facilitate Sánchez’s return to office.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/12/spain-ruling-socialists-strike-coalition-deal-with-podemos-sanchez
