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Spain elects first parliamentarian with Down's syndrome
Mar Galcerán is thought to be the first person with the genetic disorder to join a European regional or national parliament after being elected into Valencia's regional assembly. She tells Newshour's Tim Franks that people with disabilities "are the same and have the same value" and her win proves that "we are not less able … we are people with disabilities but we are people”.
(Picture: Mar Galcerán. Credit: Getty Images)
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