MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish political parties have agreed to pick Public Works Minister Ana Pastor from the centre-right People's Party (PP) as parliamentary speaker, acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday.
The agreement reached between the PP and the liberal newcomers Ciudadanos ("Citizens"), who came in fourth in June's inconclusive general election, could potentially strengthen Rajoy's position as the PP seeks to form a government.
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