MADRID(Reuters) - A left-wing former judge, backed by anti-austerity party Podemos, was named mayor of Spain's capital on Friday, ending 24 years of centre-right Popular Party (PP) rule in Madrid and delivering a setback to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
The PP's loss of the symbolic seat of power in the country's capital comes after its rout in municipal and local elections last month, a reflection of Spaniards' anger at spending cuts and corruption scandals before November's general election.
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