Spain: Feijoo does not obtain the majority of votes to be invested

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The candidate of the Popular Party (PP) for the presidency of the Spanish government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has failed to obtain an absolute majority of votes in the first ballot of his investiture. teleSUR

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00:00 Welcome back from the South.

00:02 In Spain, far-right candidate of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez-Fejo, failed to obtain

00:07 an absolute majority to be sworn in as Prime Minister on the first ballot.

00:11 This Wednesday, after concluding the last day of debates in the plenary session of Congress,

00:14 it was confirmed that Fejo failed to be sworn in as Prime Minister of Spain after obtaining

00:19 178 votes against him.

00:22 After announcing the results, Congress indicated that a new vote will be held on Friday.

00:26 If Fejo does not get the necessary support, Kim Felipe VI will choose another candidate.

00:31 Experts say that the incumbent Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who has won the support of

00:36 multiple formations, could become the other chosen candidate.

00:47 The result of the vote was as follows.

00:51 Votes cast, 350; votes in favour of the candidate, 172; votes against the candidate, 178; abstentions,

01:05 0.

01:07 Ladies and gentlemen, the proposed candidate, not having reached the absolute majority,

01:11 submits the same proposal to a new vote 48 hours after the previous one in accordance

01:16 with the provisions of Articles 99.3 of the Constitution.

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