At crossroads, Spain's ousted conservatives pick new leader


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  • Friday, 20 Jul 2018

FILE PHOTO: Pablo Casado, campaign chief of ruling People's Party (PP), talks to reporters after the regional and municipal elections in Madrid, Spain, May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative party, cast into opposition in June after six years in government, will map out its political direction for the foreseeable future on Saturday when it picks either a centrist or a right-winger as its new leader.

Riddled by a corruption scandal and carrying the messy legacy of a sovereignty crisis in Catalonia, the People Party (PP) is seeking to re-establish its identity after its previous leader Mariano Rajoy was ousted in a no-confidence vote.

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