Sanchez’s Efforts to Form Spanish Government Set to Fall Short
- Coalition deal with Podemos ‘hasn’t been possible,’ he says
- Failed vote would start a countdown to new elections
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Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s attempt to form a new Spanish government ground to a halt after he failed to convince anti-austerity party Podemos to join the Socialists in a coalition.
Sanchez told parliament on Thursday that he doesn’t have enough support to win an investiture vote without Podemos, his only viable partner. Losing the vote, which will take place this afternoon, would start the constitutional clock ticking toward possible new elections in November.