Rajoy Faces Aug. 30 Confidence Vote in Bid to End Spain Deadlock
- Premier’s party to begin formal talks with liberals Friday
- Rajoy still needs more support to take office for second term
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Spain’s Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will face a parliamentary confidence vote for the end of the month in his bid to form a government as he inched closer to breaking the country’s political gridlock in discussions about an alliance with the liberal party Ciudadanos.
The vote will go ahead on Aug. 30, the speaker of parliament, Ana Pastor, said in a televised statement Thursday. Earlier in the day, Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera said Rajoy will sign a six-point deal that includes a probe into alleged corruption in the premier’s People’s Party, opening the way for the two groups to explore a parliamentary pact.