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June 17, 2019

Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Sworn in for 2nd Term After Backing by Anti-Separatists
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In Spain, Barcelona's leftist Mayor Ada Colau was sworn in Saturday for
another term after she managed to keep her post despite losing by less
than 5,000 votes to a Catalan separatist during last month's European
Parliamentary elections. Colau was re-elected by City Hall
representatives after members of the Socialist Party and representatives
backed by former French prime minister and Barcelona mayoral candidate
Manuel Valls voted for her in an effort to prevent a Catalan separatist
from becoming mayor.


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