How long before politicians to form a government in Spain? What are the causes and consequences of this uncertainty? Here are some answers to the political puzzle of Spain two and half months after the election.
The leader of the Socialist Party of Spain (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, speaking during a debate in Parliament from Madrid. (Photo: REUTERS)
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Spain held on December 20 legislative elections that generated unprecedented fragmentation in Congress. After consulting with political leaders, on February 2, King Philip VI ordered the formation of a government of the socialist Pedro Sanchez, after the decline of the still chief executive, the conservative Mariano Rajoy.
Wednesday in the first ballot of his inauguration, Sanchez failed getting only 130 votes in favor, 219 against and one abstention. On Friday, about 18:30 GMT (13H30 Peruvian time), will be held a second vote and, except surprise, end up with a negative
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Since then, the parties have two months until May 2 to agree on a new government. If they fail, the president of the Congress of Deputies must call new elections, initially for June 26.
THE mATCHES – the Congress was divided between four major parties and small regional formations: the conservative Popular party (PP, in power since 2011 with 123 deputies), the socialist party PSOE (90), the new radical left party Podemos and its allies (65), and the liberal Citizens (40), united left (2). Independence and nationalist Catalans and Basques have a certain weight, a total of 30 deputies from different parties of left and right
-. Pedro Sanchez, 44, managed to close a deal with Citizens, which brings together 130 deputies, far from the absolute majority needed to be invested in the first vote (176 to 350 seats). In the second, only you need to get a simple majority. To do this we try to seduce, asking at least one abstention arguing that the only solution is to wean the right of power. But one abstention Podemos, improbable, would be useless without the participation of nationalist deputies
-. Mariano Rajoy, 60, argues that the solution lies in a “grand coalition” between conservatives, socialists and centrists. Its base would defend the unity of the country to the independentismos, avoiding economic “adventures” Podemos and maintain sound public finances to protect growth (+ 3.2% in 2015). But has no allies as numerous corruption scandals erode his party.
CATALONIA THE KNOT GORDIANO
independence boom in Catalonia complicated alliances. While the PSOE could ally himself with the radical left in many respects, it separates them a fundamental point: the right to self-determination referendum in Catalonia, defended by Podemos, its allies and nationalists. These votes could ensure the investiture of Sanchez at the head of a leftist government but the PSOE rejects any concession in that regard.
THE FUTURA NEGOTIATION
on Thursday, the mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, arising from a platform of “indignados “supported by Podemos and in power thanks to the socialist collaboration, urged we to agree with Sanchez, rejecting the repeat elections.
Both the PP and we showed their intention to continue talking with the socialists to May.
NEW ELECTIONS , but CON WHO
new elections may call into question the permanence of some party heads. Polls indicate voting intentions did not vary too much and a change in leadership could change the situation.
Rajoy should give way to Vice President Soraya Saenz de Santamaria to demonstrate the will of renewal party ? Some members of his training want to be apart, but not be forced.
Nor is assured since Pedro Sanchez, with many critics within the party after harvesting the worst result in the history of PSOE .
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