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Pedro Sánchez is Spain's New Prime Minister
Spanish parliament approved Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez as prime minister, according to BTA news agency.
Sánchez's nomination received 167 votes in favour of the 350-member Congress. 165 members of the lower house of parliament voted against and 18 abstained.
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There Will be New Parliamentary Elections in Spain on November 10th
Spain holds parliamentary elections on November 10th.
Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez failed to get enough support in parliament to become prime minister again. On the other side, King Felipe VI announced that he would not be proposing another prime ministerial candidate, thus paving the way for a new vote.
Democrat-Led Government Resigns in Moldova
The Democratic Party-led government in Moldova - which had disputed the formation of a rival government led by Maia Sandu, citing a Constitutional Court ruling - appeared to throw in the towel and resign on Friday, resulting in the departure of Prime Minister Pavel Filip.
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Spain’s Acting PM and Opposition Leader Agree to Open Talks on Catalan Crisis - El Pais
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and opposition leader Pablo Casado of the Popular Party (PP) have agreed to open up a permanent communication channel on the issue of Catalonia, where the independence drive has deeply divided the region.
Editorial: Self-styled socialists
It is not the first time that an election in another country has been used to justify or serve domestic political motives in Greece.
Now the electoral victory of the socialists in Spain and the trouncing of the right-wing People's Party are being exploited ahead of the upcoming electoral races in Greece - general, local, and European Parliament elections.
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Romanian PM congratulates Spanish counterpart for his success in elections
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila congratulated her Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez for the success recorded by his political party, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the early polls that took place on Sunday, in Spain, according to a press release of the Government on Monday.
The Spanish Prime Minister Announced Snap Parliamentary Elections
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on Friday a general election would be held in Spain on April 28, reported Euro News.
The decision followed the Spanish parliament's rejection of the government's preliminary 2019 budget on Wednesday.
Spanish Socialist Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as Prime Minister
MADRID (Reuters) - Socialist Pedro Sanchez took over as Spain's prime minister on Friday, after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial involving members of his center-right party.
Spain ends 10-month political crisis
Spain ended 10 months of political gridlock on Oct. 29 when lawmakers agreed to grant conservative leader Mariano Rajoy a second term as prime minister.
Prime Minister Rajoy won a parliamentary confidence vote, pledging to plough on with his economic policies, despite the opposition blaming austerity in his first term for deepening inequalities.
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Podemos to back socialist-led gov’t for Spain
Anti-austerity Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias met with Spain’s King Felipe VI and said that he will support a new Socialist government alongside another anti-austerity group, the United Left.
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