Although the right-wing Popular Party is demanding the right to rule after winning the vote, it seems a remote possibility given that it didn't manage to secure an absolute majority, even with the support of Vox.
And the irony of being kingmaker was not lost on the former Catalan leader who fled to Belgium to avoid prosecution over his role in the failed 2017 independence bid that sparked Spain's worst crisis in decades. Although JxCat had backed the no-confidence motion that propelled Sanchez into the premiership in June 2018, it voted against his investiture vote in January 2020.On Sunday evening, as the results emerged, the JxCat leadership made clear it would not be party to Sanchez's return to power without something in return, prompting an immediate backlash from Alberto Nunez Feijoo's PP.
"We won't help Pedro Sanchez become prime minister for anything, our priority is Catalonia and not the governability of Spain. We will not budge an inch," insisted JxCat's Miriam Nogueras.
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