Spanish President Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party won a landslide victory in the country’s parliament, giving the incumbent a major boost in his bid to hold on to a job.
In one of the toughest elections since the restoration of democracy in the late 1970s, politician Francina Armengol was elected president of the 350-member parliament on Thursday.
He won 178 votes, enough for a majority, beating his opponent, Cuca Gamarra of the Reformist Party.
In one of the most difficult elections since the restoration of democracy in the late 1970s, Socialist candidate Francina Armengol was elected as the head of the 350-member parliament on Thursday.
He won 178 votes, enough for a majority, beating his opponent, Cuca Gamarra of the People’s Conservative Party.
Sanchez and his leader, PP’s Alberto Nunez Feijoo, are trying to get full support from the legislature to get the presidency after the crisis of July in the national elections.
Thursday’s vote is seen as the first indication of whether Sanchez can win enough support to stay in power.
An inconclusive election last month gave almost equal seats to the country’s left and right parties and left a handful of representatives from smaller parties potentially king.
Armengol’s victory was supported by the Junts, a pro-independence party in Catalonia, led by former regional president Carles Puigdemont, who has seven members of parliament.
As part of the agreement to support Armengol, the Junts wanted Spain to request Catalan, Basque, and Galician as European languages.
Sanchez Notches Big Win
In a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Puigdemont said the Spanish government had registered the request with the European Union.
He added that Spain currently holds the presidency of the European Union Council, which will decide whether to support it or not.
The expected change in voting came from Vox, a far-right party expected to support the PP candidate. Instead, he chose to come up with one of their own, which had no support from the other side.
In terms of voting for the prime minister, Feijoo, Vox and other groups have a clear chance of combining 171 votes, while Sanchez hopes to get 172 votes from the allies, including the Basque nationalist PNV.
Seven Junts MPs and one representative of the Canary Islands CC have the right to veto the act.
Puigdemont, who has been on the run from Spanish courts since 2017 and lives in Belgium, said on Wednesday that negotiations to choose a speaker are different from negotiations to choose a prime minister.
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez’s
Socialist Party won a key election in the country’s parliament, giving the conservative leader a big boost in his bid to retain jobs.
In the tightest election for the speaker of the lower house since the return of democracy in the late 1970s. The politician Francina Armengol won the vote Thursday in the assembly of 350 with 178 votes. Enough for the total number limit, beating his opponent, Cuca Gamarra of the political party. Conservative Party.
Sanchez and his leader, PP’s Alberto Nunez Feijoo, are trying to get enough support from the legislature to win the presidency after the end of the July elections.
Thursday’s vote is seen as the first indication of whether Sanchez can win enough support to stay in power.
Last month’s inconclusive election gave roughly equal seats to the left and right and left a handful of representatives from smaller parties potentially king.
Armengol’s victory was supported by the Junts, the Catalan independence movement, led by former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont. The party has seven MPs.
In terms of voting for the prime minister,
Feijoo’s party and two other parties have a clear chance of combining 171 votes. While Sanchez hopes to get 172 from the coalition, including the Basque nationalist PNV.
Seven Junts MPs and one representative of the Canary Islands CC have the right to veto the act.
Puigdemont, who has been on the run from Spanish courts since 2017 and lives in Belgium. Said on Wednesday that the issue of choosing a speaker is separate from the discussion of choosing a prime minister.
After signing German striker Igor Matanovic from FC St. Pauli in the summer of 2021. Eintracht Frankfurt has backed the Hamburg-based youth club to buy them outright on a two-year loan deal.
On Thursday, SGE confirmed that the 20-year-old would receive another loan in the German second division. Th
This season, the tall striker has the opportunity to improve his skills at Baden’s Karlsruher SC.
Sanchez Notches Big Win
Matanovic had limited playing time with “Kiezkicker” last season due to a shoulder injury. Eintracht chief executive Timo Harding issued A statement in which he insisted the club had “full confidence” in the striker’s ability. Harding explained that the youngster, who has represented Germany and Croatia at youth level, just needs more sportsmanship.
“With Igor, we get a player who can start development and who, despite his youth, has gained some experience in our team,” KSC head coach Christian Eichner said in a press release “We want to help him, like [now FC Union Berlin striker] Mikkel Kaufmann, take the next step in his career. He increased our options further with his height, but also with his game intelligence. And we are happy that his contribution went well.”
“The fans are surprised, and the atmosphere is always good,” Matanovic himself said, “That’s what you need as fans. I look forward to playing here soon.”
