Sanchez Nears Power in Spain as Podemos’ Iglesias Backs Down
- Podemos leader abandons demand for a post in next government
- Socialist acting premier faces confidence vote this week
Pedro Sanchez during a campaign rally
Photographer: Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty Images
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Spain’s Socialists are inching toward the country’s first ever coalition government after a breakthrough in talks over the weekend with their potential partners.
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party is “convinced” they will finally be able to form a government nearly three months after clinching victory in general election following a breakthrough in talks.