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President Peña congratulates Rajoy on re-election as Spain’s PM

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was sworn in for a second term on Monday by King Felipe

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31/10/2016 |11:50Newsroom |
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Mariano Rajoy, sworn in for a second term as Spain's prime minister today, received a phone call from Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to express his heartfelt congratulation on his appointment.

Rajoy was sworn in before King Felipe at Zarzuela Palace after winning a parliamentary confidence vote on Saturday.

The prime minister will announce his new cabinet on Thursday.

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"We will do everything on our part so that Spain gets a stable government," he said.