Spain’s Sumar party said on Monday that only a left-wing and far-left coalition has the option of governing in Spain after Sunday’s elections and asked the socialists to sit down and negotiate.
“At the moment there is only one possible inauguration in Spain, and that is not Alberto Núñez Feijóo, because he does not have the figures for an inauguration,” said Sumar spokesman Ernest Urtasun, referring to the president of the Partido Popular (PP, right).
The PP was the most voted party in the Spanish parliamentary elections on Sunday, but did not achieve an absolute majority alone or with the far-right VOX, with which it governs in coalition in three autonomous regions.
The Socialist Party (PSOE), the second most voted, and Sumar endorsed a will in the campaign to rule together and this Monday Ernest Urtasun called for negotiations to draw up the “government program and ministerial structure” that could start immediately.
Sumar’s spokesperson stressed several times in a press conference that the two parties, with the support of other regionalist formations that have elected deputies, have the option of forming a government.
Ernest Urtasun added that Sumar will also establish contacts with these parties to make the left and far-left coalition “as soon as possible”.
Sumar’s spokesman declined to give details about “the content” of negotiations with these parties, including Catalan and Basque independence fighters such as Together for Catalonia (JxCat), which calls for holding a referendum on the region’s independence or amnesty for those convicted of Catalonia’s 2017 attempt at self-determination.
Ernest Urtasun said he was convinced that the PSOE and Sumar would be able to form a government and that there would not be a repeat of the election, which he said “nobody has in mind”, as it would give “an opportunity to the PP and the VOX” to get the majority they did not have on Sunday.
Somar’s leader, Yolanda Díaz, had already taken the left’s victory in Spain’s elections on Sunday for granted and announced last night that she would begin talks with all progressive forces to “guarantee the government of Spain”.
Sumar is a platform of far-left parties that were part of Unidas Podemos, which was part of the Spanish government in the last legislature, in coalition with the socialists.
Yolanda Díaz is the current Secretary of Labor and one of the Vice Presidents of the government.
Socialist leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez celebrated the “failure of the retreat bloc” on Sunday, but gave no indication of what he will do and when he will do it regarding the formation of a new executive.
The PP leaders have guaranteed since Sunday evening that the party with the most votes will try to form a government.
Source: DN
