After two days of ill-tempered debate in Spain’s lower-house congress, 179 MPs approved Mr Sánchez’s ascension while 171 opposed it.
Mr Sánchez’s Left-wing coalition is being propped up by Basque and Catalan independence parties in a move that has divided Spain and led to angry riots.
The Catalan party leveraged its support by negotiating a controversial amnesty that will lead to hundreds of politicians and activists involved in the 2017 illegal Catalan secession attempt being freed of criminal responsibility.
Mr Sánchez admitted that the result of July’s general election, in which his party came second, meant it was time to “make a virtue out of necessity”, but said the amnesty would bring “concord between Spaniards”.
Lefty loses power but, as outgoing govt, gets first try at forming coalition, manages to and stays. This is good by certain standards.
In Poland, righties lost power yet might still manage to cobble together coalition to stay – also gain first attempt to do so because outgoing govt. This is an outrage to the same sorts of lefties who praise Spain.
Double standards much?
Sanchez didn’t get “first try” at forming a coalition. The PP, with the larger share of the vote, had the opportunity first. However unlike Sanchez, the PP were unwilling to buy the votes of minority parties with Spanish taxpayers’ funds, nor to sell indulgences.
Is this what “getting in to bed with the far right” looks like?
The Polish ruling party also have the advantage of getting most votes and most seats, even if not an outright majority. So obviously it’s an outrage that they get first go at cobbling together a coalition.
Tucker Carlson interviews Vox leader – on his Twitter/X
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson
Re “double standards”…
If political activists, normally from the left, didn’t have double standards they wouldn’t have any at all.
Sanchez didn’t get “first try” at forming a coalition. The PP, with the larger share of the vote, had the opportunity first.
Yes, in the absence of any obvious coalition the King stuck with the tradition of giving the largest block first shot.
Which is as it should be, of course. You’ve just had an election for a new parliament; there’s no way it’s right that the previous governing party should get first go to form a government (unless they happen to also be the biggest new block).
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson
Is there any way of watching this without signing in to the revamped Twatter. I most definitely don’t have Google, Farcebook or any other accounts & & don’t f**king want them, either. And I certainly don’t want an X account. I’ve no intention of joining the morons.
BiS
I can’t (immediately) find a specific link, but I did earlier come across this for Tucker.
https://tuckercarlson.com/
Has all his episodes, one doesn’t need to log into to access or watch – but it doesn’t (yet?) appear to have the Vox one referred to above. (future reference)
Spoke too soon, it’s the most recent one at the top!