Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is on the brink of a deal with a Catalan separatist party that will unlock a third term in office for the Socialist leader, according to a person familiar with the matter. The agreement with Junts per Catalunya may be announced as early as Thursday, with a confidence vote in parliament likely to follow next week, said the person, who asked not to be named discussing confidential negotiations. To be sure, the parties had been in similar situations at least twice in the past two weeks only to see the deal fall through at the last minute. A spokesperson for the Socialist party didn’t ... (full story)