Spain on cusp of forming new government

Spain’s interim prime minister may end an eight-month legislative stalemate today. His party is considering an offer of support for a new government, in exchange for political reforms.

Centrist party Ciudadanos proposed the six-point reform package — aimed at fighting corruption and making the voting system more proportional — to the Conservative People’s Party (PP) and its leader, Mariano Rajoy, last week.

An endorsement by the PP, which won national elections in June, but fell short of a majority, would open the way to Ciudadanos, which translates as ‘Citizens’ backing Mr Rajoy — the acting premier — as head of a new government in a parliamentary investiture vote.