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There are victories that have a bitter taste. Socialist Pedro Sanchez pulled off his political coup on Thursday, securing the nomination of parliament to stay in power in Spain. But this was only possible thanks to the support of Catalan separatists, at the cost of an amnesty law that has been tearing the country apart for weeks. "What was asked of us on Wednesday at Pedro Sánchez's inauguration was an act of faith," said Javier Lizon, a columnist for El País. How can Sanchez now hope to govern serenely? The amnesty bill promises to "guarantee coexistence within the framework of the rule of law". But there is no real question of coexistence for the separatists of Junts, with whom the Socialists will have to deal in order to form the future government. As for the rule of law... The Socialist Party itself has long argued that such an amnesty law is incompatible with the Spanish legal system
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