This Article is From Oct 30, 2016

Spain's Conservative Mariano Rajoy Voted Back In Power, Ending Crisis

Spain's Conservative Mariano Rajoy Voted Back In Power, Ending Crisis

Mariano Rajoy back into power.

Madrid: Spain's parliament voted conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy back into power Saturday, ending a rollercoaster, 10-month political crisis despite bitter opposition and divisions.

170 lawmakers voted for Rajoy, 111 against and 68 abstained -- the latter all believed to be Socialist MPs, in line with a reluctant party decision to let its arch-rival govern in order to unblock a protracted political deadlock.


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