Posted on 11/08/2023 6:03:29 AM PST by BenLurkin
He is preparing for an investiture vote which is expected to see him form a new government and avoid a repeat election.
That can only happen if he can secure the parliamentary support of Catalan separatists.
The Socialists were runners-up in July's general election, behind the conservative People's Party (PP). However, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed to form a government in an investiture vote in September, receiving only the support of the far-right Vox out of the main parties.
It is now Mr Sánchez's turn and he is close to securing enough parliamentary support to form a new administration in coalition with left-wing alliance Sumar.
In order to win the investiture, he needs the backing of an array of regional parties, including the pro-independence Together for Catalonia (JxCat) and the Catalan Republican Left (ERC).
In exchange for their support, those two parties have demanded an amnesty for several hundred Catalan politicians and activists who face legal action mainly for activities linked to a failed bid to secede from Spain in 2017.
Previously, Mr Sánchez had deemed an amnesty - which has been a long-standing demand of many pro-independence Catalans - unconstitutional, making this the biggest and most contentious policy pivot of his career.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
...the pro-independence Together for Catalonia (JxCat) and the Catalan Republican Left (ERC)... have demanded an amnesty for several hundred Catalan politicians and activists who face legal action mainly for activities linked to a failed bid to secede from Spain in 2017.
The Catalans are even more leftist than Sanchez and many places there have a large Muslim population. They’re not popular and, on top of their demands for amnesty - for what was a genuine take over attempt - they want their share of the debt paid! What they didn’t mention in the article, but what I know because I happen to be in Madrid right now, is that the Spaniards who were demonstrating the other night were yelling things about Sánchez, but they were also yelling “Spain is Christian, not Muslim!“. España cristiana, no musulmana.
The left in Spain and everywhere else is very pro-Islamic takeover.
Funny how the article left that out, isn’t it?
Oh, that’s just an amazing coincidence. /s
Notice the difference in the way the BBC characterizes the candidates' allies. See Tagline.
The reconquest of Spain by the Moors is in full swing.
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