Spain's deeply fragmented parliament will vote on whether to confirm Pedro ...
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives to take part in a European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Sanchez’s Socialists won a national election in April without securing a majority, and have since struggled to forge a deal with left-wing Podemos, which has been seeking cabinet posts in return for supporting him. He would then require a simple majority in a second round to be held within 48 hours - for which Sanchez would need the backing, or at least abstention, of small regional parties, including Catalan separatists.
“It’s that and giving the candidate a few more days to talk to the parliamentary groups and secure his confirmation and the formation of a government,” she told reporters.
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