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...Spain could have had a reforming, social democratic coalition government had Mr Sánchez and Mr Rivera joined forces following April’s vote. It will go down as a historic missed opportunity....
...The biggest failure is Mr Rivera’s. He steered his supposedly centrist party to the right, ruling out a coalition with Mr Sánchez after April’s election. It was a huge mistake....
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