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Hazel WARD

EXPLAINED: Spain mps reject catalan amnesty bill in blow for pm | Rare Historical Photos

For many on the Spanish right, Puigdemont is seen as public enemy number one (Credit: AFP)

Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill with the hardline separatist party that demanded it voting against it on the grounds it did not go far enough.

The bill will now be sent back to a parliamentary commission in a major setback for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that highlights the fragility of his parliamentary support.

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