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Spain’s political deadlock over as Pedro Sanchez wins vote to form coalition government
Spain’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez by a razor-thin margin as prime minister.Sanchez, who has stayed on as a caretaker premier since inconclusive elections last year, won 167 votes in the 350-seat assembly compared to 165 against, with a decisive 18 abstentions by Catalan and Basque separatist lawmakers.He plans to form a minority coalition government with hard-left party Podemos this time around, in what would be the first coalition government in Spain since…