BARCELONA, May 31 — Spain’s prime minister said on Sunday he will ask parliament to agree to a last two-week extension of the state of emergency lockdown until 21st June, after which the government will no longer restrict citizens’ movements, newspaper El Pais reported. Pedro Sanchez told...
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a Don Piso real estate agency office during the Covid-19 outbreak in El Masnou, north of Barcelona, Spain, May 19, 2020. — Reuters pic
Pedro Sanchez told regional government leaders during a video-conference meeting that this would be the last lockdown as Spain’s infection rates have reduced dramatically. Despite opposition to the last lockdown extension from parties on the right and demonstrations in the streets across Spain, Sanchez struck a deal with the Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya which should guarantee his minority government wins the parliamentary vote.
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