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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 Passes New Transgender Bill, Allows Anyone To Change Gender Aged 16 And Above
According to the law, minors between the ages of 14 and 16 must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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In A First, Spanish Parliament Backs Move To Probe Child Abuse In Church
Spain's parliament Tuesday agreed to consider opening an inquiry into child sex abuse within the Roman Catholic church in a first in the deeply Catholic country.
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Spanish Lawmakers Approve Exhumation Of Dictator Francisco Franco
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a decree by the Socialist government authorising the exhumation of late dictator Francisco Franco.
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Spain's New Pro-EU Government Is Dominated By Women
With just 84 seats in Spain's 350-seat parliament, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's administration also has the smallest representation of any government since the country returned to democracy and it is not expected to last until the end of its mandate in 2020.
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Spanish Supreme Court Frees Catalan Parliament Speaker On Bail
A Spanish judge on Thursday freed on bail the Catalan parliament's speaker and four lawmakers while authorities continue to investigate their roles in Catalonia's banned independence drive.
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Spain Plans New Elections In Catalonia To End Independence Bid
The Spanish government has secured opposition support for dissolving Catalonia's parliament and holding new elections there in January in its bid to check the regional government's push for independence.
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Spanish Court Suspends Catalan Parliament Session, Throws Independence Call In Doubt
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of Monday's session of the regional Catalan parliament, throwing its plans to declare unilateral independence from Spain into doubt.
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Dreadlocks And Poets Herald New Face Of Spanish Parliament
When Alberto Rodriguez of Podemos turned up for the new Spanish parliament's first session in the grand chamber in Madrid, his dreadlocks, jeans and scruffy jumper drew a look of disapproval from the staid prime minister, Mariano Rajoy.
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Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Says Will Fight For Spain Unity Ahead Of Catalan Leader Vote
Spain's incumbent Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Sunday he would fight for his country's unity as the parliament in Catalonia prepared to vote in a new regional secessionist leader.
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Catalonia to Pursue Split From Spain Despite Court Block, Artur Mas Says
Catalonia's government will continue its drive for independence, its acting head said today, a day after Spain's Constitutional Court annulled a Catalan assembly resolution calling for a republic to be established within 18 months.
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Spanish Court Revokes Catalan Independence Motion
The Spanish Constitutional Court today said it has revoked Catalonia's motion in Parliament to begin the process to separate from the rest of Spain.
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Spain PM Vows to Use 'All Political, Legal Means' to Block Catalan Independence Bid
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed Tuesday to use "all political and legal means" to block a Catalan independence bid after separatist parties presented a bill on secession to the regional Catalan parliament.
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Spaniards Protest Their Nation's Proposed Security Law
Thousands of people protested in Spanish cities on today against a proposed law that would set hefty fines for offenses such as burning the national flag and demonstrating outside parliament buildings or strategic installations.
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Spain Readies Legal Shield for King Juan Carlos
Spain's government is crafting a new legal shield for King Juan Carlos after he steps off the throne and loses the absolute royal immunity that has protected him for 39 years.
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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 Passes New Transgender Bill, Allows Anyone To Change Gender Aged 16 And Above
According to the law, minors between the ages of 14 and 16 must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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In A First, Spanish Parliament Backs Move To Probe Child Abuse In Church
Spain's parliament Tuesday agreed to consider opening an inquiry into child sex abuse within the Roman Catholic church in a first in the deeply Catholic country.
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Spanish Lawmakers Approve Exhumation Of Dictator Francisco Franco
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a decree by the Socialist government authorising the exhumation of late dictator Francisco Franco.
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Spain's New Pro-EU Government Is Dominated By Women
With just 84 seats in Spain's 350-seat parliament, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's administration also has the smallest representation of any government since the country returned to democracy and it is not expected to last until the end of its mandate in 2020.
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Spanish Supreme Court Frees Catalan Parliament Speaker On Bail
A Spanish judge on Thursday freed on bail the Catalan parliament's speaker and four lawmakers while authorities continue to investigate their roles in Catalonia's banned independence drive.
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Spain Plans New Elections In Catalonia To End Independence Bid
The Spanish government has secured opposition support for dissolving Catalonia's parliament and holding new elections there in January in its bid to check the regional government's push for independence.
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Spanish Court Suspends Catalan Parliament Session, Throws Independence Call In Doubt
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of Monday's session of the regional Catalan parliament, throwing its plans to declare unilateral independence from Spain into doubt.
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Dreadlocks And Poets Herald New Face Of Spanish Parliament
When Alberto Rodriguez of Podemos turned up for the new Spanish parliament's first session in the grand chamber in Madrid, his dreadlocks, jeans and scruffy jumper drew a look of disapproval from the staid prime minister, Mariano Rajoy.
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Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Says Will Fight For Spain Unity Ahead Of Catalan Leader Vote
Spain's incumbent Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Sunday he would fight for his country's unity as the parliament in Catalonia prepared to vote in a new regional secessionist leader.
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Catalonia to Pursue Split From Spain Despite Court Block, Artur Mas Says
Catalonia's government will continue its drive for independence, its acting head said today, a day after Spain's Constitutional Court annulled a Catalan assembly resolution calling for a republic to be established within 18 months.
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Spanish Court Revokes Catalan Independence Motion
The Spanish Constitutional Court today said it has revoked Catalonia's motion in Parliament to begin the process to separate from the rest of Spain.
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Spain PM Vows to Use 'All Political, Legal Means' to Block Catalan Independence Bid
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed Tuesday to use "all political and legal means" to block a Catalan independence bid after separatist parties presented a bill on secession to the regional Catalan parliament.
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Spaniards Protest Their Nation's Proposed Security Law
Thousands of people protested in Spanish cities on today against a proposed law that would set hefty fines for offenses such as burning the national flag and demonstrating outside parliament buildings or strategic installations.
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Spain Readies Legal Shield for King Juan Carlos
Spain's government is crafting a new legal shield for King Juan Carlos after he steps off the throne and loses the absolute royal immunity that has protected him for 39 years.
