Spain's prime minister said on Sunday he will ask parliament to agree to a last two-week extension of the state of emergency lockdown until 21st June, after which the government will no longer restrict citizens' movements, newspaper El Pais reported.
FILE PHOTO: A woman carries her son on a shopping trolley past a voluntary wearing a protective face mask and suit at the entrance of Sant Pau gym in the Raval district, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Pedro Sanchez told regional government leaders during a video-conference meeting that this would be the last lockdown as Spain’s infection rates have reduced dramatically. Despite opposition to the last lockdown extension from parties on the right and demonstrations in the streets across Spain, Sanchez struck a deal with the Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya which should guarantee his minority government wins the parliamentary vote.
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