Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez votes during the second day of the investiture debate at the Parliament in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - Tension rose between acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists and far-left Podemos late on Wednesday, with one side saying Podemos' demands were unacceptable and the other seeing no coalition deal before a vote in parliament on Thursday.
Sanchez, who won an April parliamentary election but fell short of a majority, needs the support of Podemos, as well as the abstention or support of at least one other smaller party, to be confirmed as prime minister.
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