Spain fails to form new government on first time of asking
Left-wing party Podemos, which had signaled its displeasure with the terms of a possible coalition, abstained, leaving Pedro Sánchez short of a majority
23 July 2019 - 17:08
Madrid — Pedro Sánchez failed in his first attempt to form a new government on Tuesday, raising pressure on Spain’s acting prime minister to find common ground with key political partners to be able to try again in two days.
The left-wing party Podemos, which had signaled its displeasure with the terms of a possible coalition with Sánchez’s Socialists ahead of time, abstained, leaving Sánchez short of the required absolute majority. The result was 124 votes in favour, 170 against and 52 abstentions...
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