Madrid's regional president Cristina Cifuentes gestures while announcing her resignation in Madrid, Spain, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - The head of the region of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes, resigned on Wednesday after claims she had falsified her master's degree and been caught shoplifting in 2011, the latest blow to the ruling People's Party (PP) ahead of regional elections next year.
Madrid is traditionally a stronghold for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's centre-right party but is under growing pressure from market-friendly Ciudadanos, which is polling ahead as the PP struggles with corruption scandals and the Catalonia political crisis.
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