2021-03-15 17:05:25 GMT2021-03-16 01:05:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MADRID, March 15 (Xinhua) Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain s left-wing Unidas Podemos party, on Monday announced his resignation as second deputy prime minister and minister of social rights to become his party s candidate in the forthcoming regional elections in the Autonomous Community of Madrid.
He said his aim was to prevent the far-right from taking over the institutions, adding that he planned to discuss the possibility of a joint candidacy with Inigo Errejon, leader of the left-wing Mas Pais (Mas Madrid in the Madrid area) party and one of the original founders of Unidas Podemos.
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OVIEDO, Spain
Spain’s Socialist Party filed three separate no-confidence motions in regional governments ruled by right-wing coalitions on Wednesday, spurring a rift between traditional allies and promising a shake-up of local governance.
The first move came in the southern region of Murcia, ruled by a coalition consisting of the conservative Popular Party, center-right Citizens and the far-right party Vox.
On Wednesday morning, the Socialist Party and Citizens made the unexpected announcement that they filed a joint motion of no-confidence against the regional government.
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