{"id":28239,"date":"2016-09-01T03:51:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T03:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/spain-polls-loom-again-as-rajoy-loses-confidence\/"},"modified":"2016-09-01T03:51:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T03:51:52","slug":"spain-polls-loom-again-as-rajoy-loses-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/spain-polls-loom-again-as-rajoy-loses-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain: Polls loom again as Rajoy loses confidence vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{MPs reject the acting PM&#8217;s bid to form a government, bringing the country closer to a potential third vote in a year.}<\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s acting Prime Minister has failed to secure enough votes in parliament to form a new government, bringing the country closer to a potential third election in a year.<\/p>\n<p>Mariano Rajoy, the leader of the conservative Popular Party (PP), lost Wednesday&#8217;s vote of confidence after received 170 of the 176 votes needed for an absolute majority in the 350-member body.<\/p>\n<p>He was backed only by his own party, the centrist Ciudadanos and a lone MP from the Canary Islands. <\/p>\n<p>Spaniards voted for the second time within a six months span at the end of June, after the four main political parties failed to agree on a coalition when December&#8217;s general election resulted in a hung parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The PP, in power since 2011, won the most seats in December and June&#8217;s elections but fell short of an absolute majority both times as voters angry over corruption and austerity supported new formations.<\/p>\n<p>Another confidence vote will be held on Friday, in which Rajoy will only need more votes in favour than against. <\/p>\n<p>The Socialists, who came second in the polls, have steadfastly refused to back Rajoy, with leader Pedro Sanchez telling the assembly that the acting prime minister had &#8220;no credibility&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If there is no breakthrough, voters will be asked to return to the polls on December 25, the date determined by timings laid out in Spanish election law.<\/p>\n<p>Socialists and other parties have already proposed shortening the campaign so a repeat election could be held on December 18.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-14707 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1aecf708b0cc468fa4269f9ec09dc1f8_18.jpg\" alt=\"Rajoy secured 170 votes, six short of the majority needed to form a government \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{MPs reject the acting PM&#8217;s bid to form a government, bringing the country closer to a potential third vote in a year.} Spain&#8217;s acting Prime Minister has failed to secure enough votes in parliament to form a new government, bringing the country closer to a potential third election in a year. 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