Investiture calendar September 2023: these are all the key dates for the formation of the Government

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After the general elections held on July 23, in which the results did not leave a clear candidate to form the government, the process of forming the new executive began.. In this way, and in accordance with the electoral calendar, the 15th legislature of Spanish democracy began on August 17.

That day the Cortes were constituted and the socialist Francina Armengol, former president of the Government of the Balearic Islands, was elected as the new president of Congress, a position in which she replaced Meritxell Batet.. After the round of contacts that King Felipe VI held for two days with the different political leaders, the monarch designated the president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, as a candidate, who had won the elections with 137 seats..

Since then, Núñez Feijóo has begun various meetings with leaders of other political parties in order to obtain the necessary support for his investiture.. To date, both Santiago Abascal (Vox) and Fernando Clavijo (Canary Coalition) have offered their support, although contacts with other parties have not ended.. In any case, we will have to wait until September 26 and 27 for the investiture debate to be held and its subsequent vote in Congress..

The leader of the PP needs to add 176 votes in favor to be invested as president of the Government in the first vote. This point, for now, seems distant, since he could secure 172 with the 137 seats of his party, the 33 of Vox, and the two that add up to the Canary Coalition and UPN.. In a second round it would be enough to have more votes in favor than against, something also far away, if the forces of the left unite to prevent it..

If the investiture is unsuccessful, there are two months in which Sánchez could attempt his investiture. For now it has its 121 seats and Sumar's 31. To reach the absolute majority required, the support of ERC and Junts would be needed, which have 7 seats each, EH Bildu with 6, the PNV with 5 and the BNG with 1.. Everything would depend on the Catalan independentists.

If this investiture does not go ahead either, the Cortes would be dissolved and the elections would be repeated, which could be held either on Sunday, December 17, or on Sunday, January 14, with an electoral campaign that in both cases would last only one week..