Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sanchez stands as he votes at the end of an investiture debate at parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - A coalition plan by Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez stumbled at the first hurdle on Wednesday as rivals on the left and right voted against it in parliament and set in motion a two-month countdown to avoid another election.
Spain has made little headway in resolving a political deadlock since a fragmented election result in December, when voters turned in their millions to anti-austerity Podemos ('We Can') and newcomer liberal party Ciudadanos ('Citizens').
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