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(L-R) The PSC deputy in the Parliament, Ferran Pedret, the PSC spokesperson in the Parliament, Alicia Romero, the PSC deputy in the Parliament, Esther Niubó, and the PSC deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia, Raúl Moreno, on their arrival at the meeting of the Permanent Deputation to convene the plenary session for the investiture of the president of the Generalitat, in the Parliament of Catalonia, on August 7, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Yesterday, August 6, culminated the round of consultations prior to formalize the convening of a plenary session for the possible investiture of the first secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, as president of the Generalitat. On Saturday, August 3, Illa explained that he had informed the president of the Parliament, Josep Rull, that he had the necessary majority to be invested after the agreements that his party has reached with ERC and Comuns. In the Catalan elections, the PSC obtained 42 seats while the Republicans won 20 and the Comuns 6, which add up to exactly the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be invested. AUGUST 07;2024 David Zorrakino / Europa Press 08/07/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
(L-R) The deputy of Junts in the Parliament of Catalonia, Salvador Vergés, the vice-president and spokesperson of Junts, Josep Rius, the spokesperson of Junts in the Parliament, Mònica Sales, and the first secretary of the Permanent Deputation, Jeannine Abella, on their arrival at the meeting of the Permanent Deputation to convene the plenary session of investiture of the president of the Generalitat, in the Parliament of Catalonia, on August 7, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Yesterday, August 6, culminated the round of consultations prior to formalize the convening of a plenary session for the possible investiture of the first secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, as president of the Generalitat. On Saturday, August 3, Illa explained that he had informed the president of the Parliament, Josep Rull, that he had the necessary majority to be invested after the agreements that his party has reached with ERC and Comuns. In the Catalan elections, the PSC obtained 42 seats while the Republicans won 20 and the Comuns 6, which add up to exactly the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be invested. AUGUST 07;2024 David Zorrakino / Europa Press 08/07/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Gold medalists Maria Perez and Alvaro Martin of Spain, Silver medalists Glenda Morejon and Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador and Bronze medalists Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley of Australia pose during Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed of the Athletics on Trocadero during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 7, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 07/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Gold medalists Maria Perez and Alvaro Martin of Spain, Silver medalists Glenda Morejon and Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador and Bronze medalists Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley of Australia pose during Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed of the Athletics on Trocadero during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 7, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 07/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Gold medalists Maria Perez and Alvaro Martin of Spain, Silver medalists Glenda Morejon and Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador and Bronze medalists Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley of Australia pose during Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed of the Athletics on Trocadero during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 7, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 07/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Mutaz Essa Barshim, bottom left, of Qatar, is assisted by Gianmarco Tamberi, right, of Italy, after being injured while attempting a jump during the men's high jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, center, and Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee flag-off bus services between India and Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, June 6, 2015. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
The president of the Parliament, Josep Rull, during the meeting of the Permanent Deputation to convene the plenary session for the investiture of the president of the Generalitat, in the Parliament of Catalonia, on August 7, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Yesterday, August 6, culminated the round of consultations prior to formalize the convening of a plenary session for the possible investiture of the first secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, as president of the Generalitat. On Saturday, August 3, Illa explained that he had informed the president of the Parliament, Josep Rull, that he had the necessary majority to be invested after the agreements that his party has reached with ERC and Comuns. In the Catalan elections, the PSC won 42 seats while the Republicans won 20 and the Comuns 6, which add up to exactly the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be invested. AUGUST 07;2024 David Zorrakino / Europa Press 08/07/2024 (Europa Press via AP)