Spain's Podemos to abstain in PM vote, spelling failure for Sanchez

Spain's far-left Unidas Podemos will abstain in a parliamentary vote on Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez appointment as prime minister, a Podemos source said, spelling failure for his confirmation vote on Thursday and raising the risk of a repeat election.

According to El Diario daily, the Socialists acknowledged on Thursday they had failed to reach a coalition deal with Podemos and considered the confirmation process as a failure.