In post-Franco first for Spain, far-right party becomes kingmaker in Andalusia


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  • Thursday, 10 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: Spain's far-right VOX party regional candidate Francisco Serrano delivers a speech next to leader Santiago Abascal as they celebrate results after the Andalusian regional elections in Seville, Spain December 2, 2018. REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A far-right party on Wednesday took a role in the formation of a regional government in Spain for the first time since the Franco dictatorship ended in 1975.

The anti-immigrant Vox agreed to support a centre-right coalition in Andalusia. It became kingmaker in Spain's most populous region - a traditional Socialist Party stronghold - after 12 of its candidates unexpectedly won seats in an election in December.

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