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The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

MYSTERIOUS: Spain s far right vox quits key regional governments over migration row - You Need To See This

Vox’s leader, Santiago Abascal
Vox’s leader, Santiago Abascal, said his party’s ‘attachment to our principles rather than our seats’ had led to move over plan to bring about 400 unaccompanied minors from the Canary Islands to the mainland. Photograph: Eric Renom/LaPresse/REX/Shutterstock

Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has hailed a great day for the country after the far-right Vox party relinquished its grip on power by abandoning its coalition governments with the conservative People’s party (PP) in five key regions after disagreements over migration policy.

Vox’s leader, Santiago Abascal, announced the withdrawal on Thursday night, after days of arguments with the PP over its decision to support the central government’s plans to bring about 400 unaccompanied minors from the Canary Islands and redistribute them around the mainland.

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