Spain's Sanchez appoints new public TV chief in pact with Podemos


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  • Tuesday, 03 Jul 2018

FILE PHOTO: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a news conference following the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's socialist government on Monday put forward a new chief for public broadcaster RTVE after striking a pact with leftist party Podemos, in what could be a template for other political deals that would cement Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's power.

Sanchez, who controls less than a quarter of the seats in parliament, has said he was unlikely to call a snap election and that he wanted to hold the next countrywide vote in 2020 when the current term is scheduled to end.

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