Light at the end of the tunnel for fractured Spanish politics as two parties announce coalition

Spain’s political deadlock was one step closer to breaking on Wednesday as the Socialists (PSOE) signed a deal with new liberal party Ciudadanos. Since a general election in December failed to produce a conclusive result, Spain has been waiting for a permanent government. The acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, whose center-right People’s Party (PP) got the…