Madrid, November 16: Spain's acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government in a parliamentary vote Thursday. Sanchez was backed by 179 lawmakers in the 350-seat lower house of parliament. Only right-wing opposition deputies voted against him. Spain’s Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Greets FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Champions, Criticizes Spanish Football Federation Head Luis Rubiales for Kissing Player.

The vote came after nearly two days of debate among party leaders that centered almost entirely on a highly controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia's separatists that Sánchez agreed to in return for vital support to get elected prime minister again.