| Author (Person) | Kennedy, Paul |
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| Series Title | The Conversation |
| Series Details | 02.11.16 |
| Publication Date | 02/11/2016 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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It remains to be seen whether the PSOE and Podemos are able post-November 2016 to find common ground in order to mount a rigorous, yet constructive, opposition capable of holding the new PP government to account. See also the Blog in LSE EuroppBlog Rajoy’s new government: Spain’s deadlock is over, but uncertainty continues (see related url below) - After more than 10 months of deadlock, Mariano Rajoy was finally successful in winning enough support to continue as Spain’s Prime Minister on 29 October 2016 after a large number of MPs from the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) agreed to abstain from voting on the formation of the next government. But as Javier Astudillo and Marta Romero write, with a government that is supported by less than 40 per cent of Spanish MPs, it is unclear how much Rajoy can hope to achieve. In particular, commentators noted the challenge the new government would have to get the Parliament to accept a 2017 Budget that was also acceptable to the European Commission. |
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| Source Link | http://theconversation.com/the-messy-politics-behind-spains-new-government-67970 |
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| Countries / Regions | Spain |
