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Spain will remain stuck in the political blockade. In the second nomination vote, Pedro Sánchez did not get enough support to be named president of the government and paved the way for an uncertain two-month period during which he will reach a majority agreement or will have to call new general elections.

The refusal of his nomination was mainly due to the lack of agreement between the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and United We (UP) for the formation of a coalition government, which the two forces tried to negotiate. noisily and mediocre. night of April 28, when the results of the presidential elections were known.

"Our proposal to United We started by creating a vice-presidency centered on the heart of the government's political project, which is social justice, and which included the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health. Ministry of Equality. Everything was rejected, "said the Socialist candidate of the lectern of the Congress of Deputies.

UP Secretary-General Pablo Iglesias responded in a few minutes, denying the speech of the Socialist leader. "We accept everything that they have asked for, even an unprecedented personal veto. We only ask for a proportional share of our votes, "said the purple leader before launching a final bid. I make a proposal that gives us active employment policies. Negotiate with us with respect, "he said.

Without replication options for Sánchez, the leaders of the other forces succeeded the United Podemos Secretary General. Among them, the leaders of the sovereign forces of Catalonia and the Basque Country, interested in a deal from the left to prevent new elections from making the right nationalist Moncloa.

The leader of Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña, Gabriel Rufián, accused Sanchez and Iglesias of not reaching an agreement and said that "we will regret any intransigence". For his part, the spokesman of the Basque nationalist party, Aitor Estaban, asked Sánchez and Iglesias to calibrate their demands and encourage them to "do not throw in the towel" in search of a coalition government.

The orders were not worth much. At this point, the cards were already drawn and the relations between the two forces were practically broken. During the PSOE's last intervention before the opening of the poll, party spokeswoman Adriana Lastra blamed Iglesias for her "ambition", while the UP secretary general said "what a shame" .

Faced with this pathetic confrontation, the stands of the room where the deputies of the People's Party and the citizens were sitting were laughing. The pbadage between the left has not only suppressed the formation of a government, but even left them very badly in the next elections.

And it was not just that moment of hostility. Since the morning, PSOE and UP play cat and mouse, attack each other through the media and filter the negotiating documents. It seemed that rather than seeking an agreement, they were trying to convince the Spaniards to know who was most responsible for the disagreement and how to punish him in the next elections.

If they finally could not agree on a shared executive, the new elections would be held on November 10th. The fourth election of the year and the second presidential election. In any case, it is not yet clear that this will happen. Before Sanchez's attempt failed, the UP leader, Pablo Iglesias, had repeatedly stated that the deal could be concluded in September, thus implying that the inauguration of July would not succeed. From the PSOE, they had insisted otherwise. The Socialists preferred that Sanchez be invested in July and denied the possibility of a new inaugural vote in September.

In any case, the possible scenarios illustrate unprecedented moments for Spanish politics. If PSOE and UP reach an agreement, the first coalition government in the modern history of the Iberian country will be formed. Otherwise, the presidential elections could give the vote to the right-wing forces which, given the few scruples that they have shown to be understandable in Andalusia and Madrid, could form the first right-wing coalition to reach Moncloa.