The leader of the conservatives in Spain expressed hope today, Tuesday, of garnering sufficient parliamentary support for a right-wing government following inconclusive elections, despite the Basque National Party's refusal to negotiate. The center-right Basque National Party stated on Twitter that its leader informed People's Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo that the party would not engage in talks to support his prime ministerial candidacy. Feijóo stated today, "It would be premature to say that we will not receive support due to a conversation with a certain group." He added that he has not yet spoken with the leaders of the Vox party.
Feijóo believes it "would be a mistake to allow separatists to govern," referring to what he describes as a "coalition of losers" led by the socialists under interim Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who secured 122 seats. Feijóo mentioned that he intends to speak with socialist leaders, including interim Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, soon, indicating that he might continue to seek to persuade socialists to support his government through abstention voting.
The spokesperson for the acting government, Isabel Rodríguez, stated, "It is still too early for negotiations that will begin after the parliamentary meeting on August 17." The People's Union Party in Navarre expressed their support for Feijóo, raising his presumed support base, which includes Vox, to 170 seats, which is six short of an absolute majority. The leftist Galician nationalist bloc announced yesterday, Monday, that its sole parliamentary member would vote for Sánchez to avoid a repeat election. Other remaining parties have also voiced their opposition to any alliance involving the far-right.
