Tag: Catalonia
Puigdemont sets high price to break Spanish vote impasse – POLITICO
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Spain’s political future will be decided by one secluded man in a damp corner of Belgium.
Six years after organizing an illegal referendum that sought to make Catalonia an independent republic, the region’s former President Carles Puigdemont is once again positioned to shake Spain to its core.
With left and right-wing forces technically tied in the Spanish parliament, the country’s next government now depends on the support of seven
Far-right Vox vows to back conservative Feijóo ‘for free’ – POLITICO
Spain’s far-right Vox party on Sunday backed down from its long-held position on being included in any national government requiring its support, saying it’s willing to back a minority government headed by the center-right Popular Party even if a future cabinet doesn’t include any of its members.
In a statement, the group said its deep concern over Socialist Pedro Sánchez’s plans to remain Spain’s prime minister had led it to revise its position and offer the unconditional support of its
Feijóo’s numbers don’t add up – POLITICO
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MADRID — Alberto Núñez Feijóo may not want to admit it but his hope of being Spain’s next prime minister may have to be lowered.
On Monday night, the leader of the center-right Popular Party, which won the most votes in last Sunday’s national election in Spain but fell short of securing a governing majority, was left without options to form a government after two key regional parties rejected