Spain’s deputy PM resigns in high-stakes Madrid presidency bid after local govt calls snap election to avoid no-confidence vote

The left-wing deputy

The left-wing deputy prime minister of Spain, Pablo Iglesias, has resigned and thrown his hat in the ring for the presidency of Madrid after the region’s government was forced out last week in a dramatic day for Spanish politics.

On Monday, the Madrid-born leader of the Podemos party announced his resignation and intention to replace the conservative president of the Madrid region, the People’s Party leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso.

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