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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Wilson

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists received an unexpected boost from its main rival in next month's national election on Saturday when his party won the mayor's office of Barcelona following a tight vote at city hall.

Sánchez’s Socialists, or PSOE, took a beating in local and regional elections in May when the conservative Popular Party routed leftist mayors and regional chiefs in votes across the country.

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