The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that includes Barcelona.
AAA Activates ‘Tow to Go’ program to keep impaired drivers from pressing their luck this St. Patrick’s Day weekendFILE - Catalan President Pere Aragones addresses the media in front of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The leader of Spain's Catalonia called a snap election for May on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for the wealthy northeast region surrounding Barcelona. The election will be held on May 12.
The amnesty proposal has aroused the ire of millions of Spaniards. Those who oppose the bill believe that the people involved in provoking one of the country's biggest crises since the transition to democracy after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco in 1975 shouldn't get away with charges including sedition and rebellion.
Sanchez's Socialist party and his allies are expected to give their initial backing to the amnesty law in a parliamentary vote on Thursday, while the conservative Popular Party and hard-right politicians will oppose it.