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Spain will return to the polls on November 10 for the fourth time in four years, the head of the Socialist government Pedro Sanchez failed to obtain the necessary support for his reappointment.
" The country is dedicated to (organizing) new elections on November 10, " Pedro Sanchez acknowledged Tuesday after being received by Spain's King Felipe VI. " The result ( of the king's consultations ) is clear: there is no majority in the Chamber of Deputies that can guarantee the formation of a government, " added the Socialist who won the last election on April 28, but without obtain absolute majority.
The royal palace had indicated a little earlier that the sovereign would not propose a candidate for the post of head of government, no " not counting the necessary support for the Chamber of Deputies gives him his confidence ."
Political instability
Spain suffers from political instability since bipartisanship shattered in 2015 with the entry into force of the radical left of Podemos and the liberals of Ciudadanos in Parliament. Parliament is even more fragmented since the emergence of the extreme right of Vox in the last election.
This new political impasse will result in the automatic dissolution of Parliament on September 23, the deadline for the inauguration of a head of government, and the calling of a fourth election in four years.
In July, Pedro Sanchez failed to win the confidence of MPs, failing to agree with the radical left of Podemos on a coalition government. Discussions with Podemos had since resumed, but without breaking the deadlock. The radical left always demanded to return to the government while the Socialists proposed a simple common program.
(With AFP)