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Spain’s Sanchez set to stay PM after amnesty deal with Catalan separatists

Protesters hold independence flags during a demonstration to celebrate Catalan National Day in Barcelona, Spain, on September 11 [Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo]

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is on the brink of securing another term in office after reaching a controversial agreement with the Catalan separatist Junts party by offering amnesty to those who participated in a failed bid for regional independence six years back.

Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) has secured the backing of Junts to form a government after elections in July produced no outright winner.

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