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MADRID: Pedro Sanchez won the backing of Spain's parliament on Thursday for another term as prime minister, with the country divided over his amnesty for Catalan separatists in exchange for their crucial support in a confidence vote.Sanchez, in office since 2018, won the backing of 179 lawmakers, three more than the absolute majority of 176 in the 350-seat parliament after an often tense two-day debate.His Socialist party finished second in an inconclusive July general election but he reached deals with several smaller parties to back re-establishing his minority...