The motion of no confidence which was tabled by far-right party Vox is due to be debated on the 21st and 22nd March, it was confirmed Monday.
Independent former politician Ramón Tamames has been nominated by the party as an alternative prime minister, it was confirmed by the Speaker of the House Meritxell Batet.
The debate however is expected to fail due to a lack of support from opposition parties including PP, who have called the vote damaging, and could weaken their party’s position ahead of May’s munincipal elections and the expected General Election at the end of the year.
89-year-old Ramón Tamames will speak at a time and period that suits him, it was confirmed, shortly ahead of prime minister Pedro Sanchez’s planned trips to Brussels and the Dominican Republic.