Spain’s Big Week: What Pedro Sanchez Needs to Do to Form a Government
- Sanchez needs support from Podemos, other groups to win vote
- Failure to win vote would make new elections more likely
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Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez goes to parliament Monday to seek backing for his bid to form a government.
He’ll be making his case in a process that will probably last the best part of four days, culminating in a final vote on July 25. His Socialist party won the most seats in general elections held three months ago, but fell short of an absolute majority. To win the vote, Sanchez needs support from Podemos, a left-wing rival, and backing from other groups.