Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez secured a new term on Thursday as his divisive amnesty deal with Catalan separatists drew the fiercest criticism he has faced since taking power in 2018.
A majority of lawmakers in Spain’s Congress of Deputies voted for Sánchez’s investiture, including separatists who demanded an amnesty for the leaders and backers of an unlawful Catalan bid for independence in return for their support.
The amnesty is opposed by a majority of the Spanish population, according to polls. Confronted by street protests, a conservative backlash and opposition from businesses, judges and traditionalists in his own Socialist party, Sánchez told parliament on Wednesday that he was “making a virtue out of necessity”.
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