Pedro Sanchez has been acting as Spain’s Prime Minister for nearly four months after being elected following an election dictated mainly by the issue of Catalonian independence. Despite this period, however, Sanchez to date has been unable to form a new government, suffering initially from his failure to win by an absolute majority. Now, with just one month left to form a coalition government, the country is at risk of undergoing its fourth election in only four years and therefore sinking deeper into its complex, constitutional crisis.
The problem for Sanchez is dire—if he cannot form a government by the 23rd of September, parliament will be dissolved, and fresh elections will be held in November.
Author: Jake Shaw
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