Sunday, October 30, 2016

#SPAIN: PM Rajoy Wins Confidence Vote, Ending Months Of Political Stalemate

[world politics news]


Spain's 10 months without a government ended this weekend, as parliament grudgingly granted conservative Mariano Rajoy a second term as prime minister. After two inconclusive elections and months of fruitless attempts at coalition-building, a controversial decision by the opposition Socialists to abstain allowed Rajoy to be confirmed as prime minister.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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