Rajoy’s Confirmation Hinges on Socialist Abstention
The only way Spain’s conservative prime minister can stay in power is if his Socialist rivals let him.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
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Trump Supporters Haven’t Been Hurt by Immigration or Trade
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