Madrid, July 22, 2025 (AFP) - Spanish lawmakers reject government's power outage law

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Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday inflicted a major defeat on the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez by rejecting a law intended to avert a repeat of a huge power cut this year. The government lost a vote on the proposed law by 183 to 165. The far right and far left joined with mainstream opposition parties to counter Sanchez. The government said the proposed law aimed to toughen monitoring of Spain's electrical system, improve t......

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