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Meaning of "formar" in the Spanish dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORMAR

La palabra formar procede del latín formāre.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMAR IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Formar is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb formar in Spanish.

WHAT DOES FORMAR MEAN IN SPANISH?

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Definition of formar in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of forming in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is to give shape to something. Another meaning of forming in the dictionary is to gather and congregate people or things, uniting them together so that they can make those one body and these are all. Form is also said of two or more people or things: Make or compose the whole of which they are parts. La primera definición de formar en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es dar forma a algo. Otro significado de formar en el diccionario es juntar y congregar personas o cosas, uniéndolas entre sí para que hagan aquellas un cuerpo y estas un todo. Formar es también dicho de dos o más personas o cosas: Hacer o componer el todo del cual son partes.

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CONJUGATION OF THE SPANISH VERB FORMAR

MODO INDICATIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo formo
formas / formás
él forma
nos. formamos
vos. formáis / forman
ellos forman
Pretérito imperfecto
yo formaba
formabas
él formaba
nos. formábamos
vos. formabais / formaban
ellos formaban
Pret. perfecto simple
yo formé
formaste
él formó
nos. formamos
vos. formasteis / formaron
ellos formaron
Futuro simple
yo formaré
formarás
él formará
nos. formaremos
vos. formaréis / formarán
ellos formarán
Condicional simple
yo formaría
formarías
él formaría
nos. formaríamos
vos. formaríais / formarían
ellos formarían
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo he formado
has formado
él ha formado
nos. hemos formado
vos. habéis formado
ellos han formado
Pret. Pluscuamperfecto
yo había formado
habías formado
él había formado
nos. habíamos formado
vos. habíais formado
ellos habían formado
Pretérito Anterior
yo hube formado
hubiste formado
él hubo formado
nos. hubimos formado
vos. hubisteis formado
ellos hubieron formado
Futuro perfecto
yo habré formado
habrás formado
él habrá formado
nos. habremos formado
vos. habréis formado
ellos habrán formado
Condicional Perfecto
yo habría formado
habrías formado
él habría formado
nos. habríamos formado
vos. habríais formado
ellos habrían formado

MODO SUBJUNTIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo forme
formes
él forme
nos. formemos
vos. forméis / formen
ellos formen
Pretérito imperfecto
yo formara o formase
formaras o formases
él formara o formase
nos. formáramos o formásemos
vos. formarais o formaseis / formaran o formasen
ellos formaran o formasen
Futuro simple
yo formare
formares
él formare
nos. formáremos
vos. formareis / formaren
ellos formaren
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo hube formado
hubiste formado
él hubo formado
nos. hubimos formado
vos. hubisteis formado
ellos hubieron formado
Futuro Perfecto
yo habré formado
habrás formado
él habrá formado
nos. habremos formado
vos. habréis formado
ellos habrán formado
Condicional perfecto
yo habría formado
habrías formado
él habría formado
nos. habríamos formado
vos. habríais formado
ellos habrían formado
MODO IMPERATIVO
Imperativo
forma (tú) / formá (vos)
formad (vosotros) / formen (ustedes)
FORMAS NO PERSONALES
Infinitivo
formar
Participio
formado
Gerundio
formando

SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORMAR


ahormar
a·hor·mar
armar
ar·mar
cloroformar
clo·ro·for·mar
confirmar
con·fir·mar
conformar
con·for·mar
deformar
de·for·mar
desconformar
des·con·for·mar
desformar
des·for·mar
desinformar
de·sin·for·mar
destormar
des·tor·mar
disformar
dis·for·mar
gormar
gor·mar
inconformar
in·con·for·mar
informar
in·for·mar
mormar
mor·mar
normar
nor·mar
reformar
re·for·mar
transformar
trans·for·mar
trasformar
tras·for·mar
uniformar
u·ni·for·mar

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMAR

formaje
formal
formaldehído
formaleta
formalete
formalidad
formalina
formalismo
formalista
formalización
formalizar
formalmente
formalote
formante
formatear
formateo
formativa
formativo
formato
formatriz

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMAR

afirmar
ahirmar
alarmar
amar
amuermar
autoafirmar
ayermar
desarmar
enfermar
engarmar
ermar
firmar
hirmar
infirmar
mar
mermar
reafirmar
rearmar
refirmar
yermar

Synonyms and antonyms of formar in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «formar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMAR

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形式
1,325 millions of speakers

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formar
570 millions of speakers

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to form
510 millions of speakers

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प्रपत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Spanish - Arabic

شكل
280 millions of speakers

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форма
278 millions of speakers

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formulário
270 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Bengali

ফর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - French

forme
220 millions of speakers

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bentuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - German

Form
180 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Japanese

フォーム
130 millions of speakers

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형태
85 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Javanese

wangun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Spanish - Vietnamese

hình thức
80 millions of speakers

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வடிவம்
75 millions of speakers

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फॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Turkish

biçim
70 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Italian

modulo
65 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Polish

forma
50 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Ukrainian

форма
40 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Romanian

formă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Spanish - Greek

μορφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Spanish - Afrikaans

vorm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Spanish - Swedish

formen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Spanish - Norwegian

skjema
5 millions of speakers

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

formar
formar 
  fall into ; form ; make up ; train ; coach ; make ; populate ; pull together ; groom.
 Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
 Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.
 Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
 The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
 The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources.
 This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
 One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
 This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.
 Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
a medio formar 
half-formed
 She attempted to define to herself the thoughts that lay half-formed in the depth of her mind.
cubrir formando un arco 
overarch
 Many places on the path are overarched with brambles and gorse.
entrar a formar parte de 
enter in
 True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.
formado por británicos 
British-trained
 There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
formando remolinos 
swirling
 Everywhere, where the waters had hit, one saw this total devastation and strange debris created by these churning swirling waters.
formar el núcleo 
form + the nucleus
 They form the nucleus of a science education team intended to ameliorate institutional barriers that impede intercollegial collaboration.
formar en su conjunto 
weave + to form
 Book collections of royal families, religious temples and scholarly institutions weaved to form a pattern of ancient Chinese civilization.
formar fila  
line up
fall into + line
 To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies.
 One by one they fell into line, leaving the Czech Republic and Britain as the only non-signatories.
formar hoyuelos 
dimple
 However, the skin began to dimple somewhat after about two days, and I stopped using make up on the area altogether.
formar la base 
form + the foundation
 Bibliographic instruction can be instrumental in developing the information handling, thinking and writing skills that form the foundation of the academic experience = La formación de usuarios puede contribuir positivamente a desarrollar la capacidad de manejar la información, la capacidad de razonamiento y las técnicas de redacción que forman la base de la experiencia universitaria.
formar la base de 
form + the basis of
 These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.
formar parejas  
pair up
pair off
 Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.
 Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.
formar parte de          
be part of
build into
enter into
form + part of
become + (a) part of
be a part of
inhere in
become + one with
inform
fall under
 This is transparently part of the ideology of the title-unit-entry catalog where the book as such is the focus of the catalog.
 Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
 A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech; no human vocal chords entered into the procedure at any point.
 An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of authority or reference information and forming part of an area of the entry.
 By serving the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as becoming itself part of the process of social change rather than a passive mirror of mankind.
 Librarians have to work, to some extent, within the constraints of the organization of which they are a part.
 A literary work represents intellectual skill or labour in which intellectual property can inhere.
 Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service.
 In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.
 It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.
formar parte de la tripulación 
crew
 I have been invited to crew on a sailboat heading around the Middle East and into Africa.
formar parte del paisaje 
blend into + the landscape
 Teenagers have been steeped in high technology to such a degree that it all but blends into the landscape.
formar parte de un comité 
serve on + committee
 He has served on a wide variety of professional committees and has spoken at several workshops.
formar parte integral 
form + an integral part
 Exhibitions and excursions formed an integral part of the congress.
formar parte integral de  
be part and parcel of
be an integral part of
 Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline.
 For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.
formar parte natural de su entorno 
blend into + the landscape
 Teenagers have been steeped in high technology to such a degree that it all but blends into the landscape.
formar parte + Posesivo + vida 
be part of + Posesivo + life
 She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
formar personal 
produce + personnel
 By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
formar remolinos  
swirl
eddy
 It's as if the life force itself emanates directly from the oven and swirls around the kitchen island.
 A small breeze started to eddy, stirring up dust in a perfect circle just wide enough to encompass the giant horse.
formarse 
shape up
 A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.
formarse una opinión  
form + an impression
form + Posesivo + (own) opinion
 I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience.
 If you're such an ass-licker that you can't form your own opinions, tough!.
formar una cola 
form + a queue
 Discharge is a lengthy process, therefore queues form at peak periods.
formar una colección 
build + collection
 It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.
formar un círculo 
form + a circle
 One piece is used to form a circle while the other is used to form a square.
formar un comité 
set up + committee
 But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.
formar un consorcio 
form + consortium
 Publishers in the province of Alberta formed a consortium called ALTABITS.
formar un corro 
form + a circle
 One piece is used to form a circle while the other is used to form a square.
formar un grupo 
set up + group
 The group was set up to investigate and monitor developments within the media.
formar un grupo de presión 
form + lobby
 In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
formar un piquete frente a 
picket
 This Suffragist newspaper performed several important functions for its publisher, the National Woman's Party, which picketed the USA White House in 1917 to protest for votes for women.
formar un subcomité 
set up + subcommittee
 A small sub-committee of verderers needs to be set up who can be consulted when problems arise and agree solutions.
formar un subgrupo 
form + subgroup
 Since the site's launching in 2007, there have been several sub-groups formed to focus on key areas.
integrar formando un todo 
articulate
 No course on management would be complete without articulating the principles of management (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling).
llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado  [Deber ciudadano de formar pate de un jurado]
jury duty
 Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte  [Sentido figurado]
dust storm + loom in the horizon
 It is likely that the library manager who chooses to wait for the dust to settle will find yet another dust storm looming on the horizon.
piedra + charca + formar + ondas 
stone + pond + cast + ripples
 This rather large stone in the pond will cast quite widespread ripples.
que forma parte de la cultura 
culturally-embedded
 Local knowledge is knowledge that is 'unique to a given culture or society, which is oral, rural, holistic, powerless, and culturally-embedded and the result of 'dynamic innovation' although informal and unsystematised'.
que forma parte en 
involved in
 These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss - and sometimes spiritedly debate from the rostrum and from the audience - the current and traditional issues involved in cataloging.
seda formando aguas 
watered silk
 Some of these exotic bindings were covered with materials such as watered silk, velvet, deep-stamped leather, and papier mâché.
volver a formarse 
reform
 His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.

Trends of use of formar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMAR»

The term «formar» is very widely used and occupies the 1.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Spanish dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about formar

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10 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «FORMAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word formar.
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François Fénelon
Si queréis formar juicio acerca de un hombre, observad quiénes son sus amigos.
2
Gustave Le Bon
Por el solo hecho de formar parte de una multitud, desciende, pues, el hombre varios escalones en la escala de la civilización.
3
Oscar Wilde
Formar parte de la sociedad es un fastidio, pero estar excluido de ella es una tragedia.
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Ramón De Campoamor
El pobre está seguro de que su perro ha de formar su séquito en su entierro.
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Sócrates
Lo que mejor sienta a la juventud es la modestia, el pudor, el amor a la templanza y la justicia. Tales son las virtudes que deben formar su carácter.
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Sófocles
Sin formar juicio, no debes hablar.
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Lord Byron
Apenas son suficientes mil años para formar un Estado; pero puede bastar una hora para reducirlo a polvo.
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Herbert Spencer
El objeto de la educación es formar seres aptos para gobernarse a sí mismos, y no para ser gobernados por los demás.
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Benedicto XVI
Allá donde la moral y la religión son reducidas al ámbito exclusivamente privado, faltan las fuerzas que puedan formar una comunidad y mantenerla unida.
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Concepción Arenal
Las malas leyes hallarán siempre, y contribuirán a formar, hombres peores que ellas, encargados de ejecutarlas.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMAR»

Discover the use of formar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to formar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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Formar docentes: cómo, cuándo y en qué condiciones aprende ...
Esta obra ofrece un análisis completo y conciso sobre el desarrollo profesional del docente presentando nuevas perspectivas y posibilidades para que los profesores mejoren su práctica educativa.
Christopher Day, 2005
2
Aprender a formar: educación y procesos formativos
Aunque con mayor lentitud de la que seria conveniente, la formacion dentro de las empresas se esta potenciando cada vez mas.
Carlos Carreras, 2003
3
Formar hijos exitosos
Los padres asumen con la llegada de los hijos una enorme responsabilidad; porque la sociedad ha sido estructurada para que sea en la familia donde se den los primeros toques al modelo de persona que se quiere formar, de tal forma que el ...
Victor B. Cline, 1991
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Alimentación, modelo estético femenino y medios de ...
EDICIÓN RÚSTICA. Aprender a comer bién y a valorar de manera crítica el modelo estético femenino. Cómo fomentar actitudes y comportamientos saludables respecto a la alimentación y a la imagen corporal.
Gemma López Guimerà, David Sánchez Carracedo, 2008
5
El discípulo relacional: Cómo Dios usa la comunidad para ...
Jesus vivi con sus disc pulos por tres a os ense ndoles lecciones de vida en grupo.
Joel Comiskey, 2011
6
Dinámica de la familia: un enfoque psicológico sistémico
En la actualidad, cómo cada persona se ha involucrado en la elección de su pareja para formar una familia es una situación bastante complicada; aun para el propio individuo resulta difícil tener claros los factores involucrados para ello. ".
Luz de Lourdes Eguiluz, 2007
7
Doce formas básicas de enseñar: una didáctica basada en la ...
9. FORMA. BÁSICA. 8: FORMAR. UN. CONCEPTO. Cuando narramos en clase lo que sucedía en un torneo medieval, cómo se llegó a la guerra campesina alemana, cuando describimos la vida en un oasis del Sahara o contamos cómo se ...
Hans Aebli, 2001
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Formar hombres de bien
El siglo XIX dio cuenta de los progresos, también de los fracasos, de la implantación de una educación pública nacional.
Juan Gómez Fernández, 2006
9
Como Formar Buenos Habitos y Romper Malos Habitos: 14 Nuevas ...
En este libro, Joyce Meyer explica por qué es tan importante ser conscientes de nuestros hábitos, y luego nos guía por el proceso de abandonar aquellos que roban nuestra paz y nos quitan la energía, y de adoptar hábitos que harán ...
Joyce Meyer, 2013
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Información y orientación laboral: Estrategias básicas para ...
'Información y orientación laboral' es un módulo en el que se desarrollan temas relacionados con el mercado de trabajo, la búsqueda de empleo y la función emprendedora.
'Pablo González Rodríguez', 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORMAR»

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Vidal: «Es necesario formar Gobierno y llegar a un acuerdo»
El presidente del PP balear ha considerado este jueves que las condiciones que Ciudadanos ha planteado a Mariano Rajoy para sentarse a negociar con él su ... «Última hora, Aug 16»
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CDC recibe senadores prestados de ERC, Bildu y CC para formar ...
El resto están abocados a formar parte del grupo mixto. De ahí que les interese también aligerar de integrantes el grupo mixto y facilitar que los nacionalistas ... «20minutos.es, Jul 16»
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Parlamento español reanuda sesiones, intenta formar gobierno
Tras las elecciones de diciembre, en que el PP ganó la mayor cantidad de asientos, Rajoy se negó a siquiera intentar formar gobierno porque no contaba con ... «20minutos.com, Jul 16»
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¿Puede formar Gobierno el PP sin necesidad de que los socialistas ...
El PP fue la fuerza más votada el 26-J pero quedó lejos de asegurar la mayoría necesaria para formar Gobierno en solitario. No es la primera vez que sucede ... «Mundiario, Jul 16»
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Guerra: "Corresponde a Rajoy formar Gobierno tras la verdad ...
El exvicepresidente del Gobierno Alfonso Guerra se ha mostrado partidario de que "todos los partidos" eviten "la indeseada repetición de elecciones" si el ... «La Razón, Jul 16»
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El 'garrote' de Rajoy para formar Gobierno
Y así es como encara las negociaciones para formar un nuevo gobierno. Esperará a que estallen todas las contradicciones internas del PSOE y Ciudadanos ... «El Confidencial, Jul 16»
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El PSOE insiste en el 'no' a Rajoy y descarta formar parte de un ...
La secretaria de Ciencia, Participación y Política en Red del PSOE, María González Veracruz, ha reiterado que su partido no facilitará ni apoyará una ... «Tribuna de Salamanca, Jul 16»
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El PSOE pide al PP que no ponga la pelota para formar gobierno en ...
La presidenta del PSOE y vicepresidenta segunda del Congreso, Micaela Navarro, ha pedido este martes al PP que deje de poner la pelota para formar ... «La Vanguardia, Jun 16»
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Simulador de pactos: ¿qué partidos suman para formar Gobierno?
Las elecciones del 26J se han saldado con un sólo vencedor el Partido Popular que ha ganado tanto en escaños como en votos. Sin embargo, dada la ... «Expansión.com, Jun 16»
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Canarias pide a los partidos altura política para formar Gobierno y ...
"Si hay una cuestión que para nosotros es clara es la necesidad de tener un interlocutor válido lo antes posible. Llevamos demasiado tiempo con los asuntos ... «20minutos.es, Jun 16»

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