Brexit could play a part as Spain heads for polls again
Madrid
JUST days after a shock "Brexit", Spaniards started voting in repeat elections on Sunday to decide if they too want a radical change as promised by a far-left coalition led by Podemos.
The polls, which opened under a generally blue sky nationwide, are pitting voters hungry for change in a country with sky-high unemployment against those who fear that this change would worsen the situation for Spain, which was on the brink of collapse just a few years ago.
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