Spain's Lower House Calls on PM Sanchez to Resign in Non-Binding Vote
The vote was symbolic and passed 177-171 as opposition parties backed the measure over corruption probes involving Sanchez’s party and allies.
- On Thursday, the Spanish lower house passed a non-binding resolution urging Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign amid corruption scandals hounding his Socialist Party and inner circle.
- The main opposition People's Party and far-right Vox joined the pro-Catalan independence party Junts to support the motion, reflecting Junts' shift away from backing the government since last October.
- In the 350-seat chamber, the motion carried with 177 votes in favor and 171 against, with one abstention, though the resolution remains purely symbolic and lacks legal force.
- Justice Minister Felix Bola dismissed the parliamentary vote as having "zero political effect," while Sanchez reiterated that he plans to remain in office despite the pressure.
- The opposition has abstained from submitting a formal motion of no confidence because it currently lacks the required votes to pass one, limiting pressure on the premier.
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Spain parliament passes non-binding resolution calling for PM Sanchez’s resignation over corruption scandals
The fragmented lower house of the Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a nonbinding resolution urging Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign due to a slew of corruption scandals hounding his centreleft Socialist Party and inner circle.
The People’s Party has received with euphoria this Thursday’s vote in Congress, in which it has achieved a desired yes from Junts along with Vox’s votes for a non-binding motion calling for the resignation of Pedro Sánchez and for him to submit to a matter of confidence. As soon as the vote has ended, PP deputies have burst out in cries of “dimission, resignation!” to the President of the Government in the Chamber, and shortly after Alberto Núñe…
Members of the PP have broken into the Chamber with cries of 'Resignation, resignation!', accompanied by blows with their seats.
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