"Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Candidate Secures Crucial Votes for Spain's Parliament Control"

Francina Armengol, a socialist candidate, has been elected as the new president of the Spanish parliament after securing the backing of pro-Catalan independence parties. This victory gives the socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez control over the parliament's main administrative body. The vote is seen as a practice run for an important investiture vote next month that will determine the formation of the government. The socialist party obtained support from the pro-Catalan independence party Junts in exchange for certain concessions.