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Updated: Mon 24 Aug 2026 15:25 CET

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Transport Minister Óscar Puente shake hands in the Spanish Parliament in 2023. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)

Spain's Minister of Transport has tentatively thrown his hat in the ring as a potential successor to Pedro Sánchez when the leader of the PSOE steps down.