Spain holds general election
Spain's ruling Socialists have claimed victory in the third election in four years, but have fallen short of a majority.
In Spain's latest general election, Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez's party polled 29% and will need the help of either left-wing Podemos and regional parties or the centre right to form a government. Also, for the first time since military rule ended in the 1970s, a far-right party is set to enter parliament. We hear from the BBC's Katie Silver in Madrid. Economist Holger Schmieding tells us what impact the Spanish elections might have on the country's economy. We explore land rights in Africa where schools, hospitals and farmers have found the land they thought they owned, could be lost to them; the BBC's Michael Kaloki tells us more. Plus we look at why in the US, the computer systems of Wells Fargo are in the spotlight.
Pic description: Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez addresses supporters outside of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers’s Party) headquarters
Pic credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
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