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Key Catalan separatist party backs Spain PM for new term

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A Catalan separatist party said Thursday it would back Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's bid to form a new government, paving the way for the end of months of political deadlock.

The ERC's 13 lawmakers will abstain in a confidence vote next week, top party official Pere Aragones said, which would allow Sanchez to win.

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First Published: Jan 03 2020 | 12:55 AM IST

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