CNN: Rajoy forced out as Spain's Prime Minister in confidence vote
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was toppled by a corruption scandal Friday, becoming the first leader in Spain's modern democracy to lose a vote of no confidence in Parliament.
The demise of Rajoy -- one of Europe's longest-serving political leaders -- paves the way for Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the main opposition socialist party, to become Prime Minister.
Friday's vote in Madrid was the culmination of years of corruption allegations against Rajoy's Popular Party. The scandal came to a head last week when a court convicted his former aides of running slush funds to help finance Popular Party election campaigns, prompting Sánchez to file the confidence motion.
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