Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez: Normalizing our relations with Mexico is a priority'

"It's Thursday morning and Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, 53, arrives at the Miro Room in La Moncloa, the seat of government, dressed in a blue suit and in good spirits. He seems eager to continue the fight. Neither the fierce legal pressure nor the withdrawal of parliamentary support by the Catalan separatist party Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia), announced just an hour earlier, appear to have affected the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader."

"On the contrary, during the interview he affirmed that he will run again in the 2027 general elections, and even allowed himself a touch of sarcasm regarding the new memoir by Spain's emeritus king Juan Carlos I: I haven't read it yet, but I'll also tell you that it won't be one of the books I recommend this Christmas, given what's happened."

"First, parliamentary complexity is a result of the will of the people as expressed in the elections. Second, the only option for governance is the one that exists today with a progressive coalition holding a parliamentary minority. Third, this parliamentary complexity is not a problem; it is a reality in Europe, Spain, and Catalonia. Fourth, parliamentary complexity can be aligned with good governance. The economic and social data of the last seven years bear this out."

Pedro Sánchez, 53, arrived at La Moncloa in a blue suit and appeared determined to continue the fight. Intense legal pressure and the withdrawal of parliamentary support by Junts per Catalunya announced an hour earlier did not appear to unsettle him. He affirmed his intention to run in the 2027 general elections and made a sarcastic remark about Juan Carlos I's memoir. He defended the current progressive minority coalition, described parliamentary complexity as the result of voters' will, and said it can coexist with good governance, citing seven years of economic and social data. He rejected calling early elections and said the government had approved more than forty legislative initiatives.

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