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Catalan Crisis Drags Rajoy Down as Party Whispers of Change
The Catalan crisis is proving to be a millstone around the neck of the Spanish prime minister. Mariano Rajoy saw his People’s Party routed in elections in the rebel region last month and it has plumbed historic lows in opinion polls as voters across the rest of Spain reject his efforts to keep the push for independence in check. With the separatists due to retain control of the new Catalan parliament when it sits for the first time on Wednesday, people close to the PP leadership have started discussing whether the prime minister’s time in office may be drawing to a close. One person said Rajoy himself may ... (full story)