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Liberal split complicates talks on new Spanish government
By EUobserver
Two leading members of Spain's liberal party, Ciudadanos, resigned on Monday - making it more difficult for the party to back socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez in forming a stable new national government following April elections. The split is linked to Ciudadanos' alliances in Madrid and Murcia with the far-right Vox movement as well as Sanchez's acceptance of support from Catalan separatist parties to form the previous government.