Spanish government sees off no-confidence vote by far-right party

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Vox motion had been hoping to capitalise on public anger over botched sexual offences legislation

The party’s leader, Santiago Abascal, said he was proud Vox had forced a debate that had showed Spain had “the worst government in its history” and said he was “worried” by the PP’s refusal to back the motion. “We’ve accomplished our mission,” Abascal said after Wednesday’s vote. “There were more than enough reasons for this vote of no confidence, but political and electoral calculations weren’t among them.

Vox’s choice of candidate to replace Sánchez as prime minister had attracted considerable attention. Despite disagreeing with many of the party’s views, Ramón Tamames, an 89-year-old economist writer and former communist, accepted the role because of his political and patriotic convictions. He said on Wednesday he was “very satisfied and grateful” to have been able to play his part.

During the previous day’s debate, the prime minister told Tamames he was sad to see him “helping to whitewash a party that rejects equality between men and women”. Sánchez also seized the opportunity to highlight his government’s achievements and to criticise his opponents for their nostalgia.

 

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