Spain’s Sanchez Withdraws Offer to Let Podemos Into a Coalition
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Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is not willing to negotiate a coalition with Podemos after losing trust in the rival party, according to the government’s spokeswoman.
An offer made by Sanchez’s Socialist party to Podemos in July is “no longer valid due to the breakdown in trust during the negotiations and the July 25 investiture vote,” acting government spokeswoman Isabel Celaa said during a press conference in Madrid Friday. After negotiations between the two parties broke down in July, Sanchez lost a confidence vote.