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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Spain’s conservatives and far-right Vox increase ties with Andalucía coalition

Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla speaks at a lectern in the Andalucían parliament
Andalucía’s president, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, speaking at the first session of his investiture debate in Seville last month. Photograph: Francis Gonzalez/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

The prospect of a national coalition between Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP) and the far-right Vox party has drawn closer still after the two groupings sealed another deal that will allow the PP to continue ruling the southern region of Andalucía.

The PP, which has governed the former socialist bastion for the past seven years, lost its absolute majority in May’s regional election, forcing it to look to Vox to help it stay in power in Spain’s most populous region.

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