A dark navy suit and a pink tie barbiecorethis year’s trendy color. It was the look that the newly inaugurated president Pedro Sánchez chose to swear the Constitution before the King. He had a serious face and a grimace that showed fatigue from the investiture debate. Impeccable with his tailored suit. By the way, his sleeves were a little short. He placed his right hand on a copy of the Constitution, without religious symbols, and He promised before Felipe VI to “keep” and “enforce” the Magna Carta. It took place at the Zarzuela Palace this Friday the 17th. The same words – “save” and “make sure” the Constitution – that Leonor spoke a few weeks ago for her 18th birthday. It’s the formula. The monarch’s agenda remains like this.
That same Friday, the appointment of Pedro Sánchez as president was published in the BOE. The next step for him will be the formation of the new Government, which he must communicate to the monarch. We will know the names of the new ministers and their respective portfolios in the coming days. Each of them must also swear the Magna Carta before the King in Zarzuela. This will be Sánchez’s third term, the 15th of democracy, which he has carried out with the support of 170 deputies thanks to the support of Sumar, ERC, Junts, PNV, Bildu, BNG and CC, against 171 votes against. PP, Vox and UPN voted against him.
Next step of the institutional agenda. The solemn opening session of the XV Legislature, which the Kings will preside over in the Palace of the Cortes. It will be a joint session of Congress and Senate that will officially open Sánchez’s new mandate. We will see Felipe VI and Letizia again in the Cortes to preside over this session. The last time was in January 2020, weeks before the Covid pandemic and strict confinement were declared. On that occasion, the Kings were accompanied by their daughters, Leonor and Sofía. If her attendance is confirmed, the Princess of Asturias must travel to Madrid from Zaragoza, where she is studying at the General Military Academy; and the infanta, from Wales, in the United Kingdom, where she is studying high school.