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Puigdemont certain to win Catalan elections, not troubled by temporary arrest: Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has expressed his willingness to be ...
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Puigdemont certain to win Catalan elections, not troubled by temporary ...
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Exiled Catalan leader to announce if he'll run in regional elections: Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont will on Thursday announce if he intends ...
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Exiled Catalan leader to announce if he'll run in regional elections
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Spain's government and Catalan parties agree new amnesty bill: Spain's ruling Socialists and Catalan independence parties said Wednesday they had agreed on a ...
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Spain's government and Catalan parties agree new amnesty bill
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Spain: accusation of terrorism against Puigdemont: Spain's highest court is investigating the Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont on suspicion of terrorism.
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Spain: accusation of terrorism against Puigdemont
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Portuguese hospital performs Europe’s first robotic liver transplant: Portugal’s Curry Cabral Hospital performed the first robotic liver transplant in Europe on ...
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Portuguese hospital performs Europe’s first robotic liver transplant
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Spanish judges strongly divided over putting Puigdemont on trial for terrorism: There is currently no solid evidence to bring former Catalan president and ...
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Spanish judges strongly divided over putting Puigdemont on trial for ...
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Catalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain's government
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Quick Glance: Spanish Congress Rejects Amnesty Law for Catalan Separatists
  • The Together for Catalonia (JxCat) party voted against it over concerns about insufficient protection for politicians under investigation for terror-related crimes.

  • An array of nationalist parties, including JxCat, appeared in favor, but the bill fell short by five votes.

  • The conservative People's Party (PP) and the far-right Vox also voted against it, resulting in 171 votes - five short of the majority needed.

  • The right-wing opposition claims the amnesty is unconstitutional and Mr. Sánchez is pushing it through for political support.
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Spanish clash of opinions: Has it gone too far?: After 47 years, Fernando Savater is quitting “El País”. The editor-in-chief took away his column ...
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Spanish clash of opinions: Has it gone too far?
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179 to 171: Spanish Parliament votes against controversial amnesty law: Carles Puigdemont's Catalan separatist party joined forces with the conservative ...
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179 to 171: Spanish Parliament votes against controversial amnesty law
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Separatist law fails: Sánchez fails with controversial amnesty proposal: In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has suffered a heavy defeat in parliament ...
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Separatist law fails: Sánchez fails with controversial amnesty proposal
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Spain: Catalans and Podemos make it difficult for Sánchez to govern: Pedro Sánchez paves the way for the return of Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont ...
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Spain: Catalans and Podemos make it difficult for Sánchez to govern
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Sánchez avoids triple parliamentary defeat but Catalan ally refuses to back him: Junts nationalists abstain in vote on government decrees.
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Sánchez avoids triple parliamentary defeat but Catalan ally refuses to ...
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Independence ‘on standby’ in Catalan heartlands: Nationalist town watches events in Madrid with caution
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Independence ‘on standby’ in Catalan heartlands
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PP leader won’t oppose pardoning Puigdemont if he is brought to justice: Spain’s main right-wing opposition party, Partido Popular, said it would consider a ...
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PP leader won’t oppose pardoning Puigdemont if he is brought to justice
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Catalan separatist leader to meet Spain's PM amid amnesty controversy: The main Catalan separatist party has said its exiled leader Carles Puigdemont was to meet ...
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Catalan separatist leader to meet Spain's PM amid amnesty controversy
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Puigdemont warns he’s willing to topple Spanish PM Sánchez: The separatist leader says he could switch to voting with the conservative camp without progress in ...
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Puigdemont warns he’s willing to topple Spanish PM Sánchez
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Controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists is now before Spain's Parliament: Draft amnesty law would allow former Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont to ...
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Controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists is now before Spain's ...
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Puigdemont asks Brussels to look into Spanish judiciary’s impartiality: The Catalan separatist MEPs accuse Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary of violating ...
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Puigdemont asks Brussels to look into Spanish judiciary’s impartiality
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Spain’s Sánchez to meet with Catalan separatists, ‘normalise’ relations: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez plans to meet key Catalan separatist leaders Carles ...
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Spain’s Sánchez to meet with Catalan separatists, ‘normalise’ relations
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Government formation in Spain: Basque party wants to support Sánchez: Spain's caretaker head of government Sánchez has apparently found the necessary majority in ...
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Government formation in Spain: Basque party wants to support Sánchez
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Protests in Spain: amnesty upon taking office: Pedro Sánchez is likely to be re-elected as Spanish Prime Minister - The votes of the Catalan separatists ensure a ...
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Protests in Spain: amnesty upon taking office
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Spain’s Sanchez set for re-election as PM amid anger over amnesty deal: Sánchez is expected to be reelected after his Socialist party reached deals with small ...
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Spain’s Sanchez set for re-election as PM amid anger over amnesty deal
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Catalan separatist Puigdemont rocks Spanish politics, again: Six years after leading Catalonia's failed bid to secede from Spain, Carles Puigdemont rocked the ...
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Catalan separatist Puigdemont rocks Spanish politics, again
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Spain's man of the moment Puigdemont faces fresh probe: Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is the target of a new investigation into unrest that ...
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Spain's man of the moment Puigdemont faces fresh probe
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Protesters clash with police after Socialist Party deal confirmed: Opponents of acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's pact to form a coalition ...
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Protesters clash with police after Socialist Party deal confirmed
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Catalans and socialists agree deal to reappoint Sánchez as Spanish PM: The agreement ensures that the right-wing Catalan separatist party, led by Carles ...
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Catalans and socialists agree deal to reappoint Sánchez as Spanish PM
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Pedro Sanchez could lose support from Catalan pro-independence party: THE leader of a pro-independence Catalan party has threatened to withdraw support for the ...
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Pedro Sanchez could lose support from Catalan pro-independence party
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Carles Puigdemont: Will the ex-president of Catalonia remain an emigrant?: The new government of Pedro Sánchez wants to impose a pardon for Catalan politicians ...
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Carles Puigdemont: Will the ex-president of Catalonia remain an emigrant?
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Pedro Sanchez’s grubby deal to stay in power: In 2017 the Catalan premier, Carles Puigdemont, having first organised an illegal referendum and then declared ...
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Pedro Sanchez’s grubby deal to stay in power
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Spain: Will the EU stop Pedro Sánchez?: EPP leader Weber is organizing opposition to the pact between Spain's social democratic prime minister and Catalan ...
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Spain: Will the EU stop Pedro Sánchez?
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Spanish protests flare up again over Sánchez pact with Catalan separatists: Clashes erupted again between police and protesters in Spain as anger mounted over an ...
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Spanish protests flare up again over Sánchez pact with Catalan separatists
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Carles Puigdemont: From enemy of the state and alleged terrorist to political kingmaker
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Carles Puigdemont: From enemy of the state and alleged terrorist to ...
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Spain: The formation of a government is hanging by a thread: Spain's socialists are looking for consensus with Carles Puigdemont's Junts per Catalunya party so ...
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Spain: The formation of a government is hanging by a thread
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Formation of government in Spain: The signs point to drama: Accompanied by protests, Spain's incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is negotiating with ...
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Formation of government in Spain: The signs point to drama
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Catalan separatist keeps Spain waiting on government deal: Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont emerged as kingmaker after an inconclusive general ...
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Catalan separatist keeps Spain waiting on government deal
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Sanchez's 'amnesty' talks with Catalan separatists to stay PM: Spain's socialist party wants to avoid new elections and is rushing to form a governing coalition ...
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Sanchez's 'amnesty' talks with Catalan separatists to stay PM
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Negotiations in Spain: A new government or new elections?: In his search for a majority in parliament, Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez has already gone further ...
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Negotiations in Spain: A new government or new elections?
Quick Glance: Negotiations in Spain: New Government or Snap Election?
  • Sánchez seeks majority in parliament, particularly with Catalan nationalists.

  • Struggle for support from seven parties, including separatist Catalan parties.

  • Growing impatience in Spain over delays caused by Catalonia amid Middle East conflict.

  • Sánchez needs agreement not only with Catalan parties, but also with other minority parties.
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Formation of government in Spain: Puigdemont plays high stakes: Carles Puigdemont decides in Brussels whether Pedro Sánchez has a chance of forming a new ...
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Formation of government in Spain: Puigdemont plays high stakes
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Carles Puigdemont: the kingmaker from Waterloo: Spain's Socialists need Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont for the re-election of Prime Minister Pedro ...
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Carles Puigdemont: the kingmaker from Waterloo
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Public enemy Puigdemont decides who governs Spain: Unbelievable but true: Public enemy number 1, the Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont ...
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Public enemy Puigdemont decides who governs Spain
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A compromise too far? Spain’s Sanchez has ‘little wiggle room’ to stay in power: Spain’s conservative leader saw his final bid to become prime minister rejected ...
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A compromise too far? Spain’s Sanchez has ‘little wiggle room’ to stay in ...
Quick Glance: Spain's Opposition Leader Fails in Government Formation
  • Caretaker Premier Pedro Sánchez takes over coalition talks after inconclusive elections.

  • Spanish opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo fails in his second and final attempt to form a government following an inconclusive general election, handing the initiative to acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

  • Spain's King Felipe VI will meet political leaders again next week and is expected to invite Sánchez to try to form a government.

  • Sánchez's path back to power is difficult: he needs the support of hardline Catalan separatists who are demanding a controversial amnesty and a referendum on breaking away from Spain.
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Catalan Separatists Want Amnesty as Price for Spain’s Premier: Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, who is poised to be king-maker for Spain’s new prime ...
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Catalan Separatists Want Amnesty as Price for Spain’s Premier
Quick Glance: Demand for Amnesty: Puigdemont Supports Spanish Leader
  • Pro-independence politician sets conditions for support

  • Sánchez must end legal action against Catalan separatists to remain in office

  • Puigdemont demands amnesty and end to judicial measures against independence

  • Spain is governed by a caretaker government under Sánchez while his party negotiates coalition pacts
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Europe says "no" to Pedro Sánchez: The Spanish head of government wants the EU to help him win re-election by introducing three new official languages.
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Europe says
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Catalan independence supporters fill Barcelona streets: THOUSANDS of Catalan independence supporters filled the streets of Barcelona to put pressure on Spain’s ...
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Catalan independence supporters fill Barcelona streets
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Amnesty debate: Tens of thousands want to see Puigdemont in prison: Numerous people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday against a possible amnesty for Catalan ...
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Amnesty debate: Tens of thousands want to see Puigdemont in prison
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Spain's Political Deadlock Has Exiled Catalan Leader Plotting Return: Carles Puigdemont and his party now have a say in who forms the next government ...
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Spain's Political Deadlock Has Exiled Catalan Leader Plotting Return
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Spain: emergency exit for new elections: Without Carles Puigdemont and the seven votes of his Junts per Catalunya party, Alberto Feijóo of the right-wing ...
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Spain: emergency exit for new elections
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Spain: Sánchez's chances for government post are increasing: In the first session of the new parliament, the left achieved a surprise victory ...
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Spain: Sánchez's chances for government post are increasing
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Spain's parliament opens under cloud of uncertainty: Just over three weeks after Spain's inconclusive snap election, parliament reconvenes on Thursday under ...
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Spain's parliament opens under cloud of uncertainty