Preparations for formation of government in Spain

Efforts are ongoing in Spain since the parties of the centre-left and…
of the left to overcome the political impasse, two months after the national elections in which it emerged as a clean winner, if and leading the executives have not yet managed to reach agreement on the formation of a coalition government and avoid new elections.
The Socialist Party, which came second, is trying urgently to reach agreement with other parties for the formation of a coalition government. The leader, Pedro Sánchez, in theory, should ask for a vote of confidence from Parliament as the 3rd of March.
In the elections of 20 December a party was not even able to reach the majority of seats in the lower House. The centre-right People’s Party won the elections, but not secured the support of a sufficient number of members of the House of 350 seats to form a government.
A four-hour meeting held yesterday between the Socialists, the Ποδέμος and two smaller parties of the left has created the impression that progress is being made.
“We agree on the priorities, it was a good start, but we still do not have something solid,” said Inigo Ερεχόν, strain Ποδέμος, almost five hours after the start of the talks. Said “cautiously optimistic”. The process is expected to be repeated this afternoon.
Strains of Socialists noted, however, that the four parties do not have the majority of seats.
“We agreed on the agenda of the negotiation, was limited to say the Antonio Hernando of the Socialists. “We’re not in the big issues.”
The Sanchez met while yesterday afternoon with the leader of network centrism party Θιουδαδάνος, exploring an alternative proposal to a government alliance of centre-left-left.
The Ποδέμος and Θιουδαδάνος, two new political forces, which until December had no seat in Parliament, received a million votes from the Popular Party and the Socialists, who charged the financial crisis.
To reach agreement with the Socialists and the Ποδέμος will have to overcome differences on issues such as the referendum for the independence of Catalonia.
If, however, formed a coalition government of Socialists and Θιουδαδάνος, you will need the —rather unlikely in this case— support the Ποδέμος or the People’s Party.
Albert Rivera, the leader of the Θιουδαδάνος, hinted that the chances are equal for the formation of a government or the abandonment of the effort, in his statements to the radio station Cadena Ser.
If Sanchez fails to form a government and his opponents do not offer viable alternative, new parliamentary elections could be held in June in Spain.
But the new elections will lead to the lifting of the deadlock, if one believes the polls. In the case of new elections, according to a poll by Sigma Dos published in the Sunday edition of the newspaper El Mundo, the People’s Party would lose four seats, the Ποδέμος nine, and the Θιουδαδάνος would distract most of them. Another poll by Sigma Dos published yesterday, moreover, that 48% of voters of the centre-right would not support a new candidacy of Mariano coal ash spill, the leader of the People’s Party and the interim prime minister, in any new elections.
The coal ash spill defied this trend by insisting in a tv interview that will put re-nomination, but reiterated that he would prefer a “grand coalition” of Socialists, People’s Party and the Citizens.
“If mr. Sanchez never managed to win (a vote of confidence from the Parliament)” and “say that you can not συγκυβερνήσει with the People’s Party”, then “will be held new elections,” said the coal ash spill in the television network 13TV.