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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Spanish minister Yolanda Díaz launches leftwing political party

Yolanda Diaz speaking at the Sumar (Unite) party launch
Yolanda Díaz speaking at the launch of Spain’s newest political party, Sumar, in Madrid on Sunday Photograph: Guillermo Gutierrez Carrascal/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

A new political party has launched in Spain, composed of more than a dozen left-leaning groups and led by a lifelong communist who aims to become the country’s first female prime minister.

Yolanda Díaz, the deputy prime minister and minister of labour, has drastically changed Spain’s political landscape with the formation of the Sumar (Unite) party.

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