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Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected Spanish PM By Majority In Parliament
Spain's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term by a wafer-thin margin, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.
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Spain's Right, "Far-Right" Beaten In Vote: PM On Early General Election
Spain's right and far-right "were beaten" in Sunday's early general election, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after almost all the votes had been counted.
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Spain Votes In Election That Could See PM Pedro Sanchez Lose Power
Spaniards voted in a potentially close-run general election on Sunday that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part of a new government for the first time in 50 years.
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Spain PM Says Will Try To Form Government After Election
Outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he will try to form a new government after his conservative Popular Party won the most seats in a general election on Sunday but lost its absolute majority.
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Polls Open In Tight General Election In Spain
Polling stations opened across Spain today in what is expected to be one of the most closely-fought contests in its modern history, as two dynamic new parties take on the country's long-established giants.
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Catalonia's Separatist Bid: The 'Hot Potato' Of Spanish Elections
Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain has thrust the region's separatist movement to the forefront of Sunday's general election, forcing parties to come up with a range of proposals on how best to meet its demands.
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Spain PM Attacked Over Corruption Scandal in Election Debate
A debate before Sunday's Spanish general election exploded into an angry row on Monday when the opposition leader accused Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of not being a "decent" man and said he should have quit over a corruption scandal in his party.
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Spain's General Election Set for December 20: PM Mariano Rajoy
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday announced that Spain's forthcoming general election will be held on December 20.
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IMF Urges Spain to Keep Reform Focus Ahead of Elections
Spain must stay the course on economic reforms if it wants to generate growth and reduce its sky-high unemployment rate, ahead of a year-end general election, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
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New Zealand PM Says UN Seat a Win for Small States
New Zealand's election to the UN Security Council is a victory for small states that shows chequebook diplomacy is not needed to win a spot at the top table, Prime Minister John Key said on Friday.
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Spain Elected to UN Security Council: Official
Spain was elected to the UN Security Council on Thursday, roundly defeating Turkey for the seat during a vote at the UN General Assembly.
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Conservatives win Spanish election: Exit poll
An exit poll said that Spain's Opposition conservatives scored a landslide win to oust the ruling Socialists in general elections held on Sunday that were dominated by a staggering unemployment rate and Europe's debt crisis.
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Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected Spanish PM By Majority In Parliament
Spain's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term by a wafer-thin margin, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.
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Spain's Right, "Far-Right" Beaten In Vote: PM On Early General Election
Spain's right and far-right "were beaten" in Sunday's early general election, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after almost all the votes had been counted.
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Spain Votes In Election That Could See PM Pedro Sanchez Lose Power
Spaniards voted in a potentially close-run general election on Sunday that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part of a new government for the first time in 50 years.
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Spain PM Says Will Try To Form Government After Election
Outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he will try to form a new government after his conservative Popular Party won the most seats in a general election on Sunday but lost its absolute majority.
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Polls Open In Tight General Election In Spain
Polling stations opened across Spain today in what is expected to be one of the most closely-fought contests in its modern history, as two dynamic new parties take on the country's long-established giants.
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Catalonia's Separatist Bid: The 'Hot Potato' Of Spanish Elections
Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain has thrust the region's separatist movement to the forefront of Sunday's general election, forcing parties to come up with a range of proposals on how best to meet its demands.
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Spain PM Attacked Over Corruption Scandal in Election Debate
A debate before Sunday's Spanish general election exploded into an angry row on Monday when the opposition leader accused Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of not being a "decent" man and said he should have quit over a corruption scandal in his party.
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Spain's General Election Set for December 20: PM Mariano Rajoy
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday announced that Spain's forthcoming general election will be held on December 20.
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IMF Urges Spain to Keep Reform Focus Ahead of Elections
Spain must stay the course on economic reforms if it wants to generate growth and reduce its sky-high unemployment rate, ahead of a year-end general election, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
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New Zealand PM Says UN Seat a Win for Small States
New Zealand's election to the UN Security Council is a victory for small states that shows chequebook diplomacy is not needed to win a spot at the top table, Prime Minister John Key said on Friday.
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Spain Elected to UN Security Council: Official
Spain was elected to the UN Security Council on Thursday, roundly defeating Turkey for the seat during a vote at the UN General Assembly.
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Conservatives win Spanish election: Exit poll
An exit poll said that Spain's Opposition conservatives scored a landslide win to oust the ruling Socialists in general elections held on Sunday that were dominated by a staggering unemployment rate and Europe's debt crisis.
