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Sánchez and Podemos agree coalition deal in Madrid
By EUobserver
Spain's socialist caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the leftist party Unidas Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, reached an agreement to form a coalition government on Tuesday, after they lost together a total of 10 deputies in Sunday's election. This coalition government will need the support of smaller and regional parties, as they only have 155 seats in the congress - not an absolute majority (176 seats).