MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will next Tuesday set a date for a parliamentary vote on whether he can stay on in the role, a Socialist party source said, triggering a two-month countdown that could potentially lead to a new election.
Sanchez's Socialists won a national election in April without securing a majority of seats in a fragmented assembly, meaning they need to secure the support of other parties to govern.
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