Spain will hold a repeat parliamentary election on November 10, acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after failing to secure enough support to be confirmed as premier. “It has been impossible to complete the mandate given to us by the Spanish people on April 28. They have made it impossible for us,” Sanchez said, referring to opposition parties. “There is no majority in Congress that guarantees the formation of a government, which pushes us to a repeat election on Nov. 10.” Spain has been in political limbo since an inconclusive election in April left Spanish socialist party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sanchez without a majority to form a government. However, the election deadline is getting closer. If parliament does not confirm Sanchez as prime minister by Monday, September 23, Spain will have to hold another election on November 10. King Felipe has been carrying out consultations with party leaders who will tell him if they would back Sanchez’s bid to become premier. Normally, these talks are just a formality because everyone knows ahead of time how the others are going to vote in what is known as the “investiture vote”. But this time, things are different because for the… Read full this story
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