Spain: The rise and fall of Mariano Rajoy
Succession in Catalonia and unpopular austerity measures were not enough to bring down the Spanish prime minister, but a corruption scandal has dragged the political survivor from office.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been deposed in a vote of no-confidence.
Opposition Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez has taken over as the new prime minister.
Rajoy’s party has been struggling to restore trust after a court ruled it profited from an illegal scheme.
Rajoy was prime minister for seven years.
Al Jazeera’s Peter Sharp looks at his political rise and fall.
Published On 1 Jun 2018