31 Oct, 2016 @ 13:39
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Mariano Rajoy sworn in as prime minister of Spain after thousands protest outside congress

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pp_rajoyMARIANO RAJOY has been sworn in for a second term after winning a confidence vote in parliament at the weekend.

The moment ends ten months of political deadlock, which saw two general elections end with no party receiving the necessary overall majority.

The leader of the conservative Partido Popular secured a simple majority in Saturday’s vote, meaning he will rule with a minority government.

He will have an uphill battle on his hands given the deeply divided congress of deputies and the increase of corruption scandals that have embattled his party.

Following the vote at the weekend, thousands of people took to the streets around congress to protest against Rajoy, the corruption allegations and his unpopular austerity measures during his first term.

The PSOE and Podemos parties have vowed to fight the minority government.

PSOE spokesman Antonio Hernando said Rajoy is now ‘under the close watch of everyone in this congress.’

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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