Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Socialist Sánchez narrowly wins vote to rule Spain
Spain's caretaker socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has narrowly won a confidence vote in parliament, enabling him to govern in coalition with far-left Podemos.
The dramatic open vote, by a simple majority of MPs, went 167 to 165 in his favour. Abstentions by Catalan and Basque MPs played a critical role.
He will now form a minority government.
It will be Spain's first coalition government since democracy was restored in 1978, after the Franco dictatorship.
More welcome news following the triumph in Croatia. I hope this is a prelude to justice for our Catalonian brothers.
Spain's caretaker socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has narrowly won a confidence vote in parliament, enabling him to govern in coalition with far-left Podemos.
The dramatic open vote, by a simple majority of MPs, went 167 to 165 in his favour. Abstentions by Catalan and Basque MPs played a critical role.
He will now form a minority government.
It will be Spain's first coalition government since democracy was restored in 1978, after the Franco dictatorship.
More welcome news following the triumph in Croatia. I hope this is a prelude to justice for our Catalonian brothers.
