Spain's Socialists shift towards enabling new Rajoy government

Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy moved a step closer to breaking Spain's 10-month political deadlock on Monday as a regional powerhouse of the main opposition party backed allowing him to form a new government by abstaining in a confidence vote. The Socialists' federation in the southern region of Andalusia said it supported abstention to head off a third parliamentary election in a year. Its head, Susana Diaz, is favorite to replace Pedro Sanchez as national party leader, suggesting Socialis