The investiture debate of Pedro Sánchez closed this Thursday with the vote in which the acting President of the Government obtained 179 votes in favor, which allowed him to revalidate the position. Sánchez has obtained the endorsement of Congress after two days of intense debate, in which political, economic and social proposals have been discussed, but above all the future amnesty law for the Catalan process, an issue that focuses and tenses the debate current politician. The attached video summarizes some of the best moments of the seven face-to-face sessions that the PSOE leader has had with the parliamentary groups.
One of the most anticipated moments of this week’s investiture debate has been the face to face between candidate Sánchez and the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, which could be described as high tension. It is the first time that both leaders debated in Congress and have given a new example of the complicated relationship that the two main parties maintain. But these two debate sessions also leave other interesting dialectical duels between candidate Sánchez and the groups’ spokespersons for the newspaper archive.
The plenary session took place in two days – Wednesday and Thursday – and there was a single vote, since the candidate Sánchez obtained an absolute majority (the support of at least half plus one of the 350 deputies) and did not need, therefore, a second vote, in which a simple majority would have been enough (more votes in favor than against). This is what is established by the Constitution and the regulations of Congress, which regulate the investiture procedure.
In order of intervention, the deputies Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP), Santiago Abascal (Vox), Yolanda Díaz (Sumar), Gabriel Rufián (ERC), Míriam Nogueras (Junts), Mertxe Aizpurua ( EH Bildu) and Aitor Esteban (PNV). Néstor Rego (BNG), Cristina Valido (CC) and Alberto Catalán (UPN) participated for the Mixed Group.