New Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: the unexpected survivor
The leader of the Socialist Party has recovered from many political setbacks over the last few years to become the new head of the government
El Roto
El Roto cartoon, June 1, 2018
Pedro Sánchez becomes the new prime minister of Spain
The leader of the Spanish Socialists will govern the country in a minority after winning a no-confidence motion against Mariano Rajoy with the support of separatist and populist parties
Ros
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Ros cartoon, June 1, 2018
Support of key Basque party paves way for Spain’s PM to be voted out of office
The Catalan separatists of PDeCAT have also pledged to support the Socialist Party motion to oust Mariano Rajoy from office, which could happen in a ballot tomorrow
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As it happened: Pedro Sánchez becomes new Spanish prime minister
No-confidence motion triumphs, with deputies in Congress casting 180 votes in favor of the ouster of Mariano Rajoy, with 169 votes against and one abstention
Rajoy takes refuge in restaurant, as Congress debates his ouster
The Spanish prime minister opted to dine at an expensive Asian restaurant on Thursday, rather than attend the parliamentary session on whether he should remain the head of government
Explainer: What happens now the no-confidence motion against Rajoy has succeeded?
These are the legal steps that must be taken following today’s vote in Spanish Congress
An impossible government
The no-confidence vote will remove Mariano Rajoy as prime minister, but won’t produce greater political stability
Newly appointed Catalan minister also posted anti-Spanish social media messages
Jordi Puigneró, the regional digital policy and public administration chief, described Spanish intellectuals as “abusive husbands” and compared Spain to Turkey
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