Sanchez to hold talks with opposition parties next week

The acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to hold meetings next week at the Moncoloa to discuss his plans for the formation of a new government following on from the General Election.

He is due to meet the leaders of PP – Pablo Casado, Ciudadanos – Albert Rivera and Podemos – Pablo Iglesias, from next Monday to discuss any plans regarding the formation of coalition talks.

In Depth: Spanish General Election 2019

• Ciudadanos makes bid for grand coalition with PSOE and PP
• PSOE and ERC meet to discuss investiture, but stalemate remains
• Podemos members vote in favour of coalition agreement
• ERC members call for negotiations before support for PSOE government
• PSOE members vote in favour of coalition agreement
• More of Ciudadanos leadership announce departure
• Pedro Sanchez writes to PSOE members to ask for their approval for a coalition with Podemos
• PSOE and Podemos form preliminary coalition agreement
• Day of political change as Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera resigns, and PSOE rule out grand coalition
• PSOE win election, but fail to gain majority as Vox climb to third place

Other parties have yet to be invited to talks with the leader of PSOE.

PSOE won the general election but failed to gain a majority.

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