The Anatomy of Spain’s Political Paralysis
The collapse of the main conservative party in last month's election, combined with the Socialists' failure to secure a parliamentary majority, has left the country's politics in limbo. All eyes are now on the new leader of the right, Ciudadanos, a party that has little to gain from being in the spotlight.
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NEW YORK – Having won last month’s election with 123 of 350 parliamentary seats, Spain’s Socialists, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, will now seek to govern. Sánchez will need the support of the far-left Podemos party, as well as the acquiescence of Basque and Catalan nationalist parties. But no one should expect him to form a government anytime soon. Spain’s endless cycle of indecisive elections continues.