Pedro Sánchez: How Spain’s new prime minister could help reset the crisis in Catalonia

Pedro Sánchez became Spain’s seventh prime minister since the country transitioned to democracy after Mariano Rajoy was defeated in a no-confidence vote on Friday.

But the socialist’s lightning assault on power leaves Spaniards largely in the dark about who their new leader really is or what his plans are – particularly on the country’s biggest constitutional crisis, the thorny issue of Catalonia.

Still young at 46, there is plenty time for Mr Sánchez to define his political career. When the economist and promising youth basketball player won his PSOE party’s first-ever leadership election open to the entire membership in 2014, he was seen as a moderate candidate.

Now, having been cast out by…

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