The United States announced this Monday that it will work closely with “any government” that is formed in Spain after the general elections, because it considers that country an “indispensable ally, partner and friend.”
The general elections on Sunday threw a possible political blockade in Spainsince the conservative Popular Party (PP) does not add enough support to the extreme right of Vox, while the acting president of the Government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, depends on the Catalan independentistas to revalidate the position.
“The United States stands ready and eager to continue working closely with any government that emerges from the electoral process.as we have done with previous Spanish governments, to advance our shared interests,” a US State Department spokesman told EFE.
The spokesman assured that the Government of Joe Biden considers Spain as “an indispensable ally, partner and friend”, and stressed that the elections were held “freely and fairly”, with respect for democratic norms.
He also assured that both countries share values ​​such as support for democracy, respect for human rights, international security, support for Ukraine and inclusive economic growth.
The PP won the general elections in Spain by winning 136 seatsalthough without a sufficient majority to govern, located in the 176 deputies.
The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) of Pedro Sánchez obtained the second position, with 122 seats, an insufficient result to govern, so, in addition to the votes of the left-wing coalition Sumar and those of the Catalan independentists of ERC and Basques (Bildu and PNV), his re-election would depend on the positioning of the seven seats of the Catalan secessionists of Junts.
This formation is led by the former president of the regional government of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont, a fugitive from Spanish Justice and resident in Brussels.