▁as ▁P SO E ▁leader , ▁a ▁new ▁political ▁scenario ▁arose . ▁During ▁the ▁leadership ▁election ▁campaign , ▁S ánchez ▁had ▁hint ed ▁at ▁register ing ▁a ▁future ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁on ▁R ajo y , ▁but ▁left ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁support ▁Ig les ias ' ▁one , ▁as ▁Unidos ▁P ode mos ▁commanded ▁fewer ▁seats ▁than ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May , ▁Pablo ▁Ig les ias ▁offered ▁S ánchez ▁to ▁withdraw ▁P ode mos ' ▁motion ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁P SO E ▁registered ▁its ▁own ▁instead , ▁with ▁S ánchez ▁as ▁candidate . ▁However , ▁the ▁P SO E ▁hint ed ▁at ▁ab st aining ▁from ▁the ▁vote ▁instead , ▁a ▁position ▁which ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that , ▁while ▁the ▁party ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁motiv ations ▁behind ▁the ▁motion , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁brought ▁forward . ▁Some ▁commented ▁that , ▁actually , ▁S ánchez ▁was ▁in ▁agreement ▁of ▁the ▁motion ▁but ▁was ▁priv ately ▁ups et ▁that ▁the ▁initi ative ▁was ▁not ▁his , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁table ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁await ing ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁to ▁take ▁full ▁control ▁over ▁his ▁party . ▁ ▁Con current ly , ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁debate ▁and ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁motion ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held