Spain’s Feijoo Fails Last Bid To Form Government, Keeps Pressuring ‘Autocratically’ To Form One

The leader of Spain’s center-right Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, fell just short on Friday in his second attempt to secure parliament’s backing to try to set up a government. 

In all, 177 lawmakers voted against Feijoo’s bid and 172 in favor, with one invalid vote. The tally was similar to his first attempt earlier this week. 

Feijoo even anticipated his own defeat while addressing the chamber before the vote. 

“I assume that, predictably, I won’t get it. You can call it failure if you want,” Feijoo said. “Today, I won’t be able to give you a government, but I have given you assurance and hope.”

Feijoo had hoped to set up a government led by his PP with backing from the populist right-wing Vox party antics — but these two groups collide against each other and alone do not command a majority since they are rejected by all minority parties.

Spain’s conservative leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo has all in votes to secure a government in parliament that would have authorized him to try to form a government. Pedro Sanchez solidified himself as Prime Minister making his seat a stronghold.

Later on Friday, Spain’s King Felipe VI issued a statement saying he had invited political parties to convene for talks with a view to potentially forming a government, on October 2 and 3.

Many analysts consider repeat elections, probably in January, as the most likely scenario at this point but they don’t see Feijoo as a logical winner contender.

They see Feijoo as a ‘pull the trigger’ politician. The one who likes to shoot and hide behind others.

They think Feijoo as the Spanish problem. His policies proposals are antiquated and he clashes against all minority parties of provinces in a dictatorial manner. Feijoo, outspoken proposals push his way of thinking in an autocratic way rather than a republican democratic solution.

Reuters