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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, was chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government in a parliamentary vote Thursday. Sánchez was backed by 179 lawmakers in the 350-seat lower house of parliament.
Sanchez won the vote after clinching the support of six smaller parties – including two Catalan separatist parties – in recent weeks
Pedro Sánchez has won reelection as Spain's prime minister after a vote by fellow lawmakers authorized him to form a new leftist coalition government.
Spain’s acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, was reelected by a majority of legislators in a parliamentary vote Thursday, allowing him to form a new minority leftist coalition government.
The vote came after nearly two days of debate among party leaders that centered almost entirely on a highly controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia's...