By striking down the practice just a month after the Council of Mines report, the Cantabria Partido Popular has decided that it is not.

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There, the furious row over the terms of the bailout is still going on, with the Partido Popular again vetoing any attempt to launch an inquiry into Bankia.

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Since taking over, Soria and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, of the center right Partido Popular, have followed an austerity-heavy strategy to deficit reduction, with cuts proposed across the energy sector.

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