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ERC and PSOE reach agreement to facilitate the investiture of Pedro Sánchez

2020-01-03T08:20:26.754Z


The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) reached an agreement to facilitate the investiture of Pedro Sánchez through the abstention of the thirteen di…


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(CNN Spanish) - The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) reached an agreement to facilitate the investiture of Pedro Sánchez through the abstention of the thirteen ERC deputies in the Spanish Congress. This was announced in a televised statement Pere Aragonès, national coordinator of ERC.

For its part, the president of the Congress of Deputies, Meritxell Batet, summoned the plenary for this Saturday at 9am (3 amET), to celebrate the investiture debate of Sanchez, according to a statement.

The first vote will be on Sunday 5 and if the absolute majority is not achieved, there will be a second one on Tuesday, January 7.

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Through a joint statement published on Thursday, both groups reported the creation of a dialogue table between the Government of Spain and that of Catalonia, which will begin its work within fifteen days from the formation of government.

The objective is "to reach agreements that have broad support from Catalan society and boost its effectiveness through appropriate procedures," according to the statement.

Source: cnnespanol

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