Pedro Sánchez voted in as PM of Spain’s first ever coalition government
Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez has been officially voted in as Spanish Prime Minister on Tuesday, after a second round vote gave him 167 votes...
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Pedro Sánchez has to wait until second round vote on Tuesday
Acting Spanish prime minister and Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez will now have to wait until Tuesday and the second round of votes in the Spanish...
Pedro Sánchez still on course (just) to be voted in as PM
A fierce three-day debate commenced in the Spanish Congress on Saturday, with the Socialist (PSOE) leader and Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez still on...
Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias set out coalition agreement
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Socialist (PSOE) party, and Pablo Iglesias, leader of the Podemos party, presented their coalition agreement on Monday, still hoping...
Pedro Sánchez finally speaks to Quim Torra again – by telephone
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has finally spoken again to Catalan president Quim Torra – the first time since the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine...
Pedro Sánchez starts discussions with other party heads
Acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, started discussions with other party leaders on Monday, starting with Pablo Casado of the People’s Party (PP), followed by...
Pedro Sánchez asked by Felipe VI to form government – but can he?
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Socialists (PSOE) party, has been given the go ahead to form a new government by King...
PSOE and ERC meet for 3rd time – one month after election
Negotiations to form a new Spanish government have seen another inconclusive meeting between the Socialists (PSOE) party and the Catalan pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party...
Spanish Parliament reconvenes, yet still no government
The Spanish Parliament reconvened on Tuesday, with MPs who won seats in the general election of 10 November taking the oath – yet still without a majority...
ERC reject investiture of Sánchez without agreed negotiation
The Catalan pro-independence parties remain key to the possible investiture of Spain’s acting Socialist (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez in the role yet again, following on from...
