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Now playing Next Spain Spain's Socialists elect hard-liner Pedro Sanchez as their new leader Spain’s bitterly divided Socialist party has chosen a new leader. 21/05/2017
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Now playing Next Spain Anti-transgender bus forced off the streets of Madrid Campaigners had planned to take the bright orange vehicle on a national tour of Spain. However, activists, trade unions and officials from Madrid City Council united against it. 01/03/2017
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Podemos party re-elects Iglesias as leader, rejects move to the centre Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos has confirmed it is sticking to its leftist roots by reelecting Pablo Iglesias as Secretary General. 12/02/2017
Now playing Next Spain The men behind Catalonia's separatist push In January 2016, Carles Puigdemont took over from Artur Mas to lead the regional government of Catalonia. 06/02/2017