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Now playing Next Spain Spain's political newcomers determined to overturn 'caste system' Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’), is one of Spain’s new parties that emerged from crisis. The second-largest group in Catalonia’s regional parliament after 16/12/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain expects an end to seesaw Conservative-Socialist voting A senior figure in Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) is in La Nucia, in the southeastern Alicante province for the day. Foreign Affairs 15/12/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spanish PM Rajoy attacked during bitter TV debate Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy has come under attack over corruption allegations in a live televised debate before Sunday’s general election 15/12/2015
Now playing Next world news Spain must take constitutional reform by the horns The Spanish constitution is now in its 38th year, the 6th Dec. anniversary coinciding with campaigning for the general elections on the 20th. Spain 14/12/2015
Now playing Next My Europe Series Spanish election: redrawing the political map of Spain On the Network this week Chris Burns and his guests look at what is at stake in Spain’s general election later this month. Can the ruling Partido 10/12/2015
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Now playing Next World Spanish local and regional elections deal major blow to big parties The new mayor of the second-largest city in Spain, anti-poverty activist Ada Colau, has described her success in regional and municipal elections as 25/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain set for new politics of coalitions and power-sharing Much more than a tale of two cities in Spain, where the big parties’ grip on power in both Madrid and Barcelona has been broken in local and regional 25/05/2015
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