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Pedro Sanchez re-elected as Spain’s prime minister after months of uncertainty

Spain’s parliament voted to make ­Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term yesterday, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.

Top 10 world news: Israel pounds Gaza home of Hamas leader, Pedro Sanchez re-elected as Spanish PM, and more

Spainish acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was re-elected by a majority of legislators to form a new government during a parliamentary vote on Thursday (Nov 16). As many as 179 members of the 350 backed Sanchez, who has been in power since 2018, as he was able to successfully navigate through the controversy over providing amnesty to Catalonia’s separatists.

Pedro Sanchez re-elected Spanish PM

The Spanish congress re-elected Pedro Sanchez as prime minister on Thursday, with 179 votes in favor, 171 against and no abstention, reported Xinhua. President of the Congress of Deputies Francina Armengol will communicate the decision to...