about a month after inconclusive general elections. She gathered 178 votes coming fromSocialists came in second last month, but unlike the election-winning center-right Partido Popular, they do haveneed the backing of six other parties, including Together for Catalonia.
The party led by former Catalan president Puigdemont who still lives in exile in Belgium said though that the Speaker vote wasTo secure backing for the Speaker vote, Sanchez agreed a pact to promote the use of regional languages and to investigate alleged spying on Catalan leaders. He will have to pay a much higher price if he wants Together for Catalonia to be kingmaker in a government formation process.That is still the most likely outcome.