The resignation of former minister José Luis Ábalos from his position as a deputy allows the Government to advance with its proposals in Congress, as it recovers a deputy in its ranks and an abstention from Junts could once again grant the investiture bloc a majority. Since Ábalos was imprisoned and his rights and obligations as a parliamentarian were suspended, Congress had 349 voting deputies instead of 350, given that the former minister lost his right to vote in the lower house. Although Ábalos had moved to the mixed group, in most votes his vote aligned with that of the Socialist group, a situation that changed after his entry into Soto del Real. With his resignation, the PSOE regains a deputy in its group, thus reaching the 121 it achieved in the last elections. In this way, the investiture bloc, which includes Sumar, ERC, Bildu, PNV, Podemos, BNG, Compromís, and Coalición Canaria, would have a total of 172 seats, compared to the 171 held by PP, Vox, and UPN. The 7 deputies from Junts would still be key in the votes, but now they would only need to abstain rather than vote in favour for the proposals of the Government to be approved.
