By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
MADRID (Worthy News) – Violence broke out in Spain’s capital after Spain’s parliament voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term on Thursday, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.
Protesters in Madrid clashed with riot police outside Parliament after he reached a deal with Catalan separatist Junts party, which includes amnesties for people involved with Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid.
They agreed that in exchange for the separatists’ freedom, they gave his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) political support.
He made the deal despite hundreds of thousands protesting on Sunday.
Sanchez’s bid garnered 179 votes in favor and 171 against, with no abstentions. The “nays” stemmed from the conservative People’s Party, the far-right Vox, and the People’s Union of Navarre’s lone lawmaker.
Yet soon after, angry crowds gathered outside the parliament to denounce his re-election, with police trying to end the riots.
The angry crowd accused him of “betraying the nation” to stay in power, something he will be reminded of for some time to come.
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