Spanish Socialists' deal with Junts to last through full legislature, official says

"It's not an agreement for an investiture, it's a deal for a four-year legislature," Santos Cerdan, the third-ranking Socialist Party leader who has been involved in negotiations, told reporters on Thursday in Brussels. He added that the deal included an amnesty bill for people involved in the northeastern region of Catalonia's failed bid for independence from Madrid, covering events between 2012 and 2023.

The agreement between the Socialist Party and Catalonia's Junts to back acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's bid for another term will apply during the four years of the legislature, a top Socialist official said on Thursday. "It's not an agreement for an investiture, it's a deal for a four-year legislature," Santos Cerdan, the third-ranking Socialist Party leader who has been involved in negotiations, told reporters on Thursday in Brussels.

He added that the deal included an amnesty bill for people involved in the northeastern region of Catalonia's failed bid for independence from Madrid, covering events between 2012 and 2023. Judges would decide the specific names of individuals for which the amnesty will apply, Cerdan said.