PODCAST: Pedro Sánchez reelection – and the amnesty deal that made it possible

Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, bringing an end to a four-month long saga of inconclusive results from the July election. 

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The new coalition government with left-wing Sumar was made possible by the support of smaller parties like Catalan pro-independence Esquerra Republicana and Junts, securing Sánchez a total of 179 votes in the 350-member chamber. But the re-election comes with a controversial amnesty deal that would benefit those involved in the Catalan pro-independence push of the last decade, including exiled political leaders. 

The Catalan phrase of the week is: "Tarda d’hora," which means “sooner or later.”  

Presented by Lucía Benavides with Gerard Escaich Folch. 

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