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Null votes determine an unpresedented political shift in the Basque Country

The results of last Sunday’s elections in the Basque Country mean that for the first time since Spain’s transition to democracy, Spanish-nationalist parties have been elected as the majority power in the Basque parliament. That is, the Basque Socialist Party (PSE), together with the conservative People’s Party (PP) and the smaller Union, Progress [...]

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