Socialists and the extreme left reach an agreement on a “progressive government”

The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and the radical left-wing Somar Party announced that they had reached an agreement to form a new government. “progressive government”Tuesday, October 24th. Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, and Somar leader Yolanda Diaz, the current Minister of Labor, “Final details of the agreement” From the government “As a result of the negotiations that began at the end of July”Identify the two political parties in a press release.

The agreement signed between the Socialist Workers’ Party and Somar will serve as a framework “to me” See you next time “Legislature”The two parties that intend to formally ratify it were identified during the day, in the presence of the two political leaders. It includes in particular “Progress” In the field of work, “Like reducing working hours without losing salary.” And “Immediate implementation of the shock plan” against “Youth unemployment”And “Upward review of goals” They add that the climate of Spain.

Sanchez must have the support of the separatists

Pedro Sánchez came in second place in the legislative elections held on July 23, behind the Popular Party (on the right) led by Alberto Núñez Viejo. But the latter, deprived of an absolute majority, failed to form a coalition, which opened the way for a new leftist government. The agreement between the PSOE and Somar represents an important step to reappoint Pedro Sanchez, who has governed in coalition with the far left since 2020.

But to achieve this, Pedro Sánchez still must enlist the support of Basque separatists, in particular Beldo, a group considered to be the heir to the political front of the (now-defunct) armed organization ETA, which has already announced that it will vote. He may withhold the truth. He also needs the support of Catalan separatists, especially Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), the group behind a failed attempt to secede from Catalonia in 2017, whose leader Carles Puigdemont fled to Belgium to escape Spanish justice.

The latter, which has seven deputies, has escalated the situation in recent weeks alongside the other Catalan independence party, the Republican Left of Catalonia, in particular by demanding an amnesty for those responsible for the 2017 secession attempt. This demand is condemned by the right and far right, and criticized within the party. The socialist himself.