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Pedro Sánchez resigns as leader of Spain's Socialist party
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Oct 02, 2016 01:15pm |
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| Author | Reuters in Madrid |
| News Date | Saturday, October 1, 2016 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Pedro Sánchez has resigned as leader of Spain’s Socialist party after losing a vote triggered by a party revolt. The move could pave the way for the formation of a new government and end a nine-month political deadlock.
Sánchez had been in a stand-off with acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy’s People’s party, frustrating attempts to form a government after two elections left the conservatives with the most votes, but shy of a majority.
Members of the bitterly divided Socialist assembly met on Saturday to decide whether to open up a leadership race in October, as proposed by Sánchez, or oust him.
Shouts from the meeting at the party headquarters in Madrid were heard from outside as members argued over what the vote should be. One person stormed out before the end, saying the party was “broken”, and Sánchez eventually lost by 132 votes to 107 after a tumultuous 10-hour debate.
“Today, following a day of intense debates, a vote was held on whether a party conference should take place on 23 October so that the grassroots could pick their leader … Unfortunately, I have lost this vote and I have resigned as secretary general of the party,” Sanchez told a news conference. |
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