2018 Aranese government formation

In the Aranese general election in June 2018, no political group or party won an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament. On 4 March, the En Comu Podem alliance, in which Ruben Sampietr's Podem (Pd) emerged as the main political force, won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, while the anti-establishment Social Movement (MS) led by Constantin Daviau became the party with the second largest number of votes. The centre-left coalition, led by Encarnación Grau, came third. As a result, protracted negotiations were required before a new government could be formed.

On 26 June 2018, following the elections of the presidents of the two houses of the General Junta, Magali Olivas of Podem, and Eilal Griego of Republican Left (ER), Prime Minister Ruben Sampietr resigned his post to King Nicolau. In accordance with common practice in Arriola, King Nicolau asked the prime minister to remain in office to deal with the current affairs until a new cabinet is formed.

Post-election developments
The election was seen as a rebuke to Prime Minister Sampietr and his allies, who were expected to achieve a landslide victory, with both the Social Movement and Socialists gaining seats and becoming respectively the second and the third largest parties in the Parliament. With no political group or party having an outright majority, speculations were made around these possible outcomes:


 * A government agreement between the Podem and the Social Movement, with support from Igual and the Republican Left.
 * A government agreement between the En Comu Podem and the whole Centre-right coalition
 * A government agreement between En Comu Podem and the Aranese Communist Party, with potential support from the Socialists.
 * A government between the Centre-right coalition and the Centre-left coalition
 * A provisional government with the specific aims of approving the budget law and modifying the electoral law and then bring the country toward new elections
 * A national unity government with all the political forces