Who has governed Spain for the past 8 years? It's been the PSOE and its left-wing allies

In Spain: the PSOE has been in power since 1 June 2018, when Pedro Sánchez was sworn in as prime minister trinc the no-confidence vote against Mariano Rajoy, and he was re-elected in 2020 and 2023. The reply circulating on social media offers no dates, just an insult aimed at left-wing voters.

## PSOE in government since June 2018

Spain has had the **PSOE** (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) at the head of its government since June 2018. **Pedro Sánchez** was sworn in as prime minister on **1 June 2018**, after a successful no-confidence motion against **Mariano Rajoy**, and no other party has held office at La Moncloa (the prime minister's residence) since then.

Sánchez called the April 2019 general election and retained his post after the November vote.

## Coalition governments since 2020

In **January 2020**, the PSOE and **Unidas Podemos** formed a coalition government, the first of Spain's democratic era. It served a full term. After the election of **23 July 2023**, Sánchez was sworn in again in November, with the votes of his party, Sumar and other groups.

The phrase "far left" applied to those partners is a political characterization, not an official classification.

## An insult standing in for the facts

A post circulating on **X** responds to that question by calling left-wing voters "retards." The term is demeaning and turns disability into an insult, and it offers no information about the electoral calendar.

The underlying question is answered by two documents: the **investiture records of the Congress of Deputies** and the appointment published in the **Boletín Oficial del Estado** (Official State Gazette).