Spanish parliament overwhelmingly rejects far-right's no-confidence motion


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 Oct 2020

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez  and deputies applaud during a no confidence motion against the government at parliament in Madrid Spain October 22 2020. Pablo Blazquez DominguezPool via Reuters

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and deputies applaud during a no confidence motion against the government at parliament in Madrid, Spain, October 22, 2020. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Pool via Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's parliament on Thursday threw out, as expected, a motion of no confidence in Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez launched by the far-right Vox party and dismissed as a 'circus show' by the main conservative opposition People' Party (PP).

The motion was rejected by 298-52 votes.

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