Spain’s Sanchez pledges to end political deadlock

Bloomberg

Acting PM Pedro Sanchez has pledged to make a proposal to Spain’s main political parties within 48 hours after next month’s general elections that would allow for the formation of a government and end a long-standing political stalemate in the country.
Sanchez will offer the rest of the parties an agreement on basic policies with the aim of having a government ready in December that could pass a new budget in the first quarter of 2020, the Socialist party announced on its Twitter account. Sanchez is aiming to form a government that wouldn’t need the support of parties seeking independence for the northern region of Catalonia, Servimedia reports, citing a document from the Socialists.
Spaniards will vote on November 10 for the fourth time in four years, with polls signalling that no party will win enough seats to form a government on its own. In elections held in April, Sanchez’s Socialists emerged as the biggest party but fell short of an overall majority. After months of negotiations with other parties, he failed to secure enough backing to avoid new elections.

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