Iran Press/ Europe: Spain’s acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, was chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government in a parliamentary vote Thursday.
Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist leader since 2018, was backed by 179 lawmakers in the 350-seat lower house of parliament to form a new minority leftist coalition government. Only right-wing opposition deputies voted against him.
The vote came after nearly two days of debate among party leaders that centered almost entirely on an amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists that Sánchez agreed to in return for vital support to unlock another four-year term.
Sánchez won the vote after clinching the support of six smaller parties including two Catalan separatist parties that command 14 seats in recent weeks, allowing his Socialists to once again team up with the left-wing Sumar (Joining Forces) party in government.
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