Rajoy Headed for Exit as Basques Back Socialists: Spain Update
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Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is heading for defeat in a no-confidence vote in the Spanish Parliament as opposition parties line up against him.
Lawmakers are due to vote on the motion Friday and party leaders speaking in the debate have already pledged Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez the support he needs to replace Rajoy as prime minister. Rajoy has no plans to resign to trigger new elections, said Maria Dolores de Cospedal, the secretary-general of his People’s Party.