2023-11-16 13:10:53
The socialist Pedro Sanchez was re-elected president of the Government of Spain by Congress, after obtaining the support of an absolute majority of the deputies.
The Congress of Spain this Thursday re-elected the socialist leader as president of the Government, Pedro Sanchezwith 179 votes in favor of his investiture, three more than the necessary absolute majority established at 176, out of a total of 350 deputies.
Pedro Sanchez received the support of the left-wing, independentist, nationalist and regionalist parties with whom he reached agreements after being proposed as candidate for King Felipe VI last October 3.
“I declare that the confidence of Congress has been granted to Mr. Pedro Sánchez“, announced the president of the Congress of Deputies of SpainFrancina Armengol.
Before the vote, the socialist leader claimed the full legitimacy of his investiture and urged the conservative Popular Party (PP), the main opposition party, winner of the July elections, to accept its defeat.
“Free and peaceful coexistence”
Pedro Sanchez He stressed that his Government is fully constitutional as the representation of the citizens of Spain.
Investiture session of Pedro Sánchez | Source: Twitter @Congreso_Es Socialist Pedro Sánchez was re-elected prime minister of Spain with the support of 179 legislators in the 350-seat parliament. | Source: AFP The general secretary of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, has been re-elected as president of the Government ‘by an absolute majority | Source: EFE
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