Will the new Rajoy minority government in Spain work?

After almost a year of political deadlock, Mariano Rajoy has formed a new minority government in Spain in November 2016, but how effective will this new government prove to be? Bonnie N. Field states that although previous minority governments have faced better governing conditions than the current one, the Rajoy government still has institutional advantages and some bargaining chips that it can use to its advantage.

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ESO: Background information: The messy politics behind Spain’s new government http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-messy-politics-behind-spains-new-government/

ESO: Key Source: Spanish general election, 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-general-election-2016/

ESO: Background information: Spain finally has a govt as Rajoy voted back to power http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-finally-has-a-govt-as-rajoy-voted-back-to-power/

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