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Now playing Next Spain Spanish socialists win MPs' backing for left-wing coalition government This is the first coalition government since Spain's transition to democracy after the regime of Francisco Franco. 07/01/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Sanchez falls short for coalition agreement once again Spainish Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez must wait yet again before he can move forward with a coalition government. 06/01/2020
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Now playing Next Spain Spanish parliament debates Sanchez's left-wing coalition plan Spain's coalition saga continues. 04/01/2020