... absolute majority of votes in the lower house (176 votes out of 350). If the majority is not achieved, a new vote is scheduled, and the vote of confidence is considered valid if a simple majority votes for it. However, in the time that elapsed after the elections, the parties failed to achieve even a simple majority.
Rajoy suggested that the PSOE and Ciudadanos agree to cooperate and form a government that would enjoy a broad parliamentary support.
Mariano Rajoy, President of the People’s Party, refused the ...
... parliament” and a coalition government, probably a minority government. Still, it is still too soon to speculate on the topic. Practice shows that opinion polls only begin to reflect the real political balance of forces six months ahead of the elections, that is, from December 2014 this time around.
Undoubtedly, in May 2015, people will vote proceeding not only from the parties’ position on the vital issue of the country’s economic situation, but also on devolution for all the country’s regions.
The most obvious foreign policy consequences lie in the fact that the future government will have to bear ...
