Three key choices facing Spain as the country continues to search for its next government

Spain held elections on 20 December 2015, but negotiations between the major parties have by Easter 2016 failed to produce a coalition. Oriol Costa and Laia Mestres identify three tough choices facing the country’s political actors, noting that while new elections may end up being the easiest path out of the deadlock, there is no guarantee the next result will be any more conclusive.

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ESO: Key Source: Spanish general election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-general-election-2015/

ESO: Background information: Socialist Pedro Sánchez loses first investiture vote / Two more months of uncertainty await, as Socialists lose second vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/socialist-pedro-sanchez-loses-first-investiture-vote-two-more-months-of-uncertainty-await-as-socialists-lose-second-vote/

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