Opinion

Happy holidays

Mark Nayler

...third investiture vote, due to be held on September 23rd. "I haven't lost hope, I'm not throwing in the towel," he told the assembled journalists. It was fighting talk, demonstrating that Sánchez is determined to be proactive, even after his defeat in ... the first two investiture votes. It'd be good to see a little more proactiveness from the leaders of Spain's other political parties, who have apparently given up and headed to the beach for the rest of the summer. As acting prime minister and ... collective duty to ensure that a worn-out electorate does not have to return to the polls for the fourth time in four years in November, which is what will happen if Sánchez loses the next investiture vote. So far, though, there has only been one real attempt

Opinion

Smokescreen

Mark Nayler the euro zone

...over as PP leader from Rajoy last June, also said that his party cannot support Sánchez at the upcoming investiture votes; the PSOE, he claimed, stands revealed as "the protagonist of the biggest corruption scandal in the history of Spain" (a

National

King interviews party leaders

...their party's MPs would support as prime minister, the king will propose a candidate to go forward to the investiture debate. This is expected to be Socialist leader and acting PM Pedro Sánchez, who won the elections, but still needs support from

Opinion

The price to pay

Mark Nayler

...week, Sánchez also offered Iglesias what he called a "rigorous system of control" over a minority Socialist government, in an attempt to secure UP's votes in the next investiture vote (due to be held this month). As part of this deliberately ... occupies just 35 seats, is asking for too much. "We don't want votes at our investiture for free," Sánchez told El País newspaper last weekend. Perhaps not; but it seems that he's not willing to pay Iglesias much for them either.

National

Weakened left moves quickly to try to govern with deal between PSOE and UP

SUR

...are likely to ask for concessions or favours in next year's budget. The PSOE was said to be trying to secure an investiture vote on a new PM as soon as possible and the first cabinet meeting of the new government by Christmas. Initially after

Local

Mijas delays swearing-in of new council as chaos engulfs Vox

IVÁN GELIBTER

...won, or coalition or pact agreed, the most-voted party will be sworn in automatically. However in Mijas, the Junta Electoral, the Spanish electoral commission, has taken the unusual step of delaying the investiture debate until 5 July as local ... Initially the first person on Vox's electoral list said that he didn't want to stand any longerThe latest controversy that has delayed the investiture debate isn't over who will be mayor from the candidacies of PP, Cs and PSOE , but instead is because of a ... Vox councillor. Vox has now issued a formal complaint to the electoral commission against Rivero which has delayed the investiture. If the complaint is not upheld, Rivero could be expelled from Vox and sit as an independent. This crisis comes on

National

Pablo Iglesias holds out for coalition government with Pedro Sánchez's PSOE

SUR

...appointed in investiture votes in July, or at the latest September, an opinion poll has shown this week that he would win more seats if the general election has to be held again in the autumn.

National

Spain prepares for a repeat general election as PSOE fails to gather enough support

SUR

...party but without enough MPs to form a majority. After a failed investiture attempt before the summer, the chances of a deal with the MPs of natural ally, left wing alliance Unidas Podemos, slipped away in the last few weeks. On Tuesday (September

Opinion

How do I look?

Mark Nayler

You've got Brexit, and we've got THIS." So said the owner of my local bar last week as he pointed to the TV, which was showing hypnotisingly dull footage of Pedro Sánchez's investiture vote. As each of the 350 deputies rose to say "Yes" or "No", I ... incongruity between Spain being promoted in this respect while being demoted in the "Control of Corruption" category. It was depressing watching Sánchez's defeat in the investiture votes, even though I did so perched at the bar in my local with an ice-cold

National

Sánchez searches for support to be sworn in as PM

SUR

...separatists as they will not be abstaining in July's investiture vote in Congreso.