Sanchez re-elected as Prime Minister of Spain

Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez was re-elected as Spain's prime minister, ending a four-month political paralysis in Madrid.

Sánchez (51) received the support of 179 deputies, out of 350 in the parliament, and among those who supported him were seven deputies of the Catalan separatist party "Together for Catalonia", reports N1.

They had the option of making Sánchez prime minister or calling for new elections, the Politiko portal emphasizes.

171 MPs voted against Sánchez and his government.

The election of Spain's new government ended a period of political instability that has lasted since May, when Sánchez himself called for snap elections after suffering defeat in regional and local elections.