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Spanish parliament ends deadlock, votes conservatives in
Oct 30, 2016 02:14Spain has put an end to 10 months of political deadlock, with lawmakers voting to put the acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party (PP) back into power.
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Russia calls off warships refueling stopover at Spanish port
Oct 26, 2016 16:29Russia says it has cancelled plans for a fleet of its warships to refuel at a Spanish port on their way to Syria.
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Catalan lawmakers vote ‘yes’ to independence referendum
Oct 07, 2016 06:19Catalonia’s regional parliament has voted in favor of holding a referendum on independence from mainland Spain next year despite mounting pressure from the central government against the vote.
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Spain evacuates 1,400 as wildfire rages along Costa Blanca
Sep 06, 2016 07:56Hundreds of people have been evacuated and vast swaths of land destroyed due to a wildfire raging along the Costa Blanca in eastern Spain.
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Rajoy making last-ditch efforts to form new government in Spain
Sep 04, 2016 02:57Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has held a meeting with leaders of his conservative People’s Party (PP) as part of attempts to map out a strategy after legislators rejected his second bid to form a new government.
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Spain parliament to vote on Rajoy
Sep 02, 2016 12:27Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is to make another effort to win a parliamentary confidence vote to win a second term in office and form a new government to end the 8-month political deadlock festering the country.
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Spanish PM warns of new elections as deadlock continues
Aug 03, 2016 02:04Acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warns that voters may be facing a third trip to the polls in less than one year as the country’s two main political parties fail to reach an agreement on forming a new government.
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Spain king ‘asks premier to form government’
Jul 29, 2016 04:55Spain’s King Felipe VI has once again called on the country’s acting prime minister to form a government to unclog seven months of a political stalemate following a second round of indecisive elections.
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Catalonia determined to secede from Spain: Officials
Jul 27, 2016 10:31The Catalonian government says it will use its democratic mandate to push forward with secession from Spain because Madrid has failed to cooperate on the issue.
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Spain demands explanation over UK nuclear sub collision
Jul 22, 2016 10:12Spain has called for “urgent” answers from authorities in London after a British nuclear submarine collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of disputed Gibraltar.