Long-awaited Spanish amnesty legislation for Catalans approved.
Pedro Sanchez, a socialist Prime Minister, made a compromise with supporters of independence, who are represented by two parties in the Madrid legislature. This move was necessary for him to create a majority government after the recent elections. The proposition of this law sparked months of demonstrations from the right-wing electorate.
The Amnesty Bill was endorsed by the House of Representatives in March. However, later in May, the Senate rejected it. As a result, the bill returned to the House of Representatives, where it was verified with a narrow majority of two votes. Along with the Socialists and the Catalans, the Basque nationalists and the Left - a political group featured in Sanchez's administration - also supported the bill, following a tumultuous two-hour debate.
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