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June 01, 2018

Europe

Spain’s Rajoy ousted in no-confidence vote, Sanchez takes over as PM

Socialist Pedro Sanchez took over as Spain’s prime minister on Friday, after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial involving members of his centre-right party.

© Oscar Del Pozo, AFP | Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy speaks during the debate of a no-confidence motion tabled by Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on May 31, 2018.

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