2nd October 2023

Spanish Congress

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The PP’s Alberto Núñez Feijóo loses first parliamentary vote to become PM

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Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), saw his first bid to become Spain’s next prime minister rejected by the Spanish
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Sánchez rejects Feijóo’s request to back his premiership bid and two-year term proposal

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Spain’s socialist acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected a proposal made by Alberto Núñez Feijóo to support his right-wing People’s Party (PP) for a two-year government
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King Felipe instructs Feijóo to try and form government, yet without guaranteed support

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King Felipe VI has instructed the leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to try and form a government, despite not having
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Socialist candidate Armengol elected as parliament speaker – seen as step to Sánchez securing re-election

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Francina Armengol, the candidate proposed by Spain’s PSOE socialist party, was elected by MPs as the parliament’s new speaker on Thursday morning, which has been
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Spain’s far-right Vox group fails in no-confidence vote against government

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UPDATED on 22 March 2023:  The Spanish Congress dismissed an attempt by the far-right Vox party to topple the government on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly against
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Spanish Congress votes in favour of 2023 budget, with record social spending

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The Spanish Congress on Thursday approved the coalition government’s 2023 Budget which includes record levels of welfare spending to help households grapple with soaring inflation.
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Increased social & defence spending in Spanish government’s draft 2023 budget

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Spain’s coalition government between the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos party unveiled its budget plans for 2023 on Tuesday, that include increased social and defence