Mr Sanchez has implemented as series of measures during his tenure, including raising the minimum wage and appointing a female-dominated cabinet.
He has also sought to lower tensions with Catalonia although he is opposed another independence referendum.
The caretaker prime minister said: “We are going to add a new felony to the criminal code that forbids, once and for all, the celebration of illegal referendums in Catalonia.”
Mr Sanchez has previously recognised Catalonia and the Basque Country to be nations within Spain, not just regions.
source: express.co.uk