FILE PHOTO: Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives to attend the first session of parliament following a general election in Madrid, Spain, May 21, 2019. Bernat Armangue/Pool via REUTERS
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish parliament's speaker said on Wednesday the suspension of four Catalan lawmakers currently facing trial over their involvement in a 2017 regional independence bid would not affect the total number of seats in the house.
A parliamentary majority in the 350-seat house would continue to be 176 seats, Meritxell Batet said.
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