Spain Is in Flux Just as It Holds the EU Presidency, Putting Brussels’ Agenda on Hold

Sunday’s election landed the Socialists in second place behind the rightist Popular Party, and neither has as yet found allies to form a government.

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Prime Minister Sanchez at Madrid, July 24, 2023. AP/Manu Fernandez

Spain, the current holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency, is in flux following this weekend’s inconclusive election results, so Brussels’ agenda — migration, climate change, and the rest —  will have to wait. 

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