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Miriam González Durántez launches new centrist party in Spain

Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg promises liberal alternative to the PP and Socialists before snap election The Spanish lawyer Miriam González…

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The Guardian reports: Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg promises liberal alternative to the PP and Socialists before snap election The Spanish lawyer Miriam González Durántez has launched a new liberal, centrist party, vowing to clean up politics and give voters an alternative to the dominant socialist and conservative parties as the country gears up for next month’s snap general election.

This world story centres on Spain. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Miriam González Durántez, British and PM Nick Clegg.

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Spain · Europe
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Miriam González Durántez, British, PM Nick Clegg, PP
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González Durántez, an ex-EU adviser who is married to the former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, says her new party, Democracia21, will offer a modern, transparent kind of politics that “doesn’t… (The Guardian)

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