Pedro Sanchez scores important victory with Catalan separatist backing as he tries to remain Spain’s Prime Minister
ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pulled off a big win on Thursday in his bid to keep his job and form a new government,...
Pedro Sanchez vows to form new government in Spain as he promises to promote Catalan and other regional languages...
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that he will go for a Congress investiture vote to form a new government after...
Far-right Vox offers Partido Popular’s Feijoo ‘no-strings’ backing to form new minority government in Spain
SPAIN'S far-right Vox party has offered the conservative Partido Popular a 'no-strings' deal where it would back a PP minority government without demanding a...
Popular Party and Vox reach a coalition deal in Spain’s northern Aragon region
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox have reached a coalition deal for the northern Spanish region of Aragon, after an inconclusive result...
Spain’s caretaker prime minister slammed by opposition for picking Morocco as holiday destination
NOT EVEN on vacation can Spain’s caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, escape attacks from the country’s opposition parties. This time, the Socialist Party leader...
Spain’s job market breaks another new record in July but job creation slows slightly
THE SPANISH job market continued to perform well in the month of July, although job creation did start to slow slightly after a strong...
Warning over spike in domestic violence cases in Spain this summer as government calls on public to show ‘zero...
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THE SPANISH government’s delegate against domestic violence, Victoria Rosell, on Tuesday called on the public to be alert...
Catalan premier takes advantage of political stalemate in Spain to push for independence referendum
THE REGIONAL premier of Catalunya today took advantage of the stalemate after last week’s general elections in Spain to put pressure on the Socialist...
Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos I announces he will ‘soon’ be back in Spain
SPAIN’S former king Juan Carlos I has announced he will ‘soon’ be back in Spain for more stays in Galicia.
Juan Carlos, who went into...
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain’s Congress
BATTLE LINES are continuing to be drawn over who will be Span's next prime minister after July 23rd's indecisive general election result.
Acting Prime Minister...
Explainer: How the vote count from Spaniards living abroad just made Pedro Sanchez’s life a little bit more difficult
THE TASK ahead of Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez to be voted back in as prime minister became even more complicated this weekend, as...
It’s not over yet: How the votes from Spaniards abroad could alter the general election result
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner of Sunday’s general election, albeit falling short of a majority and leaving the country in a stalemate....
Spain’s job market breaks new records as number of people in work exceeds 21-million mark for first time
SPAIN posted record employment figures in the second quarter of 2023, exceeding the 21-million mark for people in work for the first time ever....
Explainer: Why the winner of Sunday’s general election in Spain has done a U-turn to court the Socialists
THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, did a serious about face on Tuesday, as he continued to seek support...
Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos I due to make third visit home after going into self-imposed exile
SPAIN’S disgraced former king Juan Carlos I will be making another visit to Spain today, some three years after he went into self-imposed exile...
Spain’s caretaker prime minister insists repeat election won’t be necessary despite apparent stalemate
DESPITE the inconclusive result of Sunday’s general elections in Spain, and the difficult if not impossible task ahead for political parties of reaching a...
Snorkel and flippers: How one man’s election day escapade highlighted Spain’s resentment at being forced to vote during the...
VOTERS and election operators were treated to a comedic sight on a most serious day in Spanish electoral politics: a man coming in to...
Spanish prime minister celebrates the ‘failure’ of the right at July 23 general elections
ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez celebrated what he described as the ‘failure’ of the right at Sunday’s general elections, and suggested that a new...
After inconvenience of summer elections in Spain, repeat polls could fall at Christmas
THE DECISION by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to hold a general election in Spain’s summer months was a controversial one. After the inconclusive result...
Leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party rails at media and Popular Party leader for poor showing at elections
THE LEADER of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, went on the attack on Sunday in the wake of his group’s poor showing at...
Analysis: Popular Party falls short of expectations at Spain’s general election but improves on 2019 result
THE RESULT of Sunday’s snap general election was a major upset for the conservative Popular Party (PP), which had been predicted by the polls...
SPAIN ELECTION: Right wing suffers blow as socialists cling on with no outright winner
SPAIN faces weeks or even months of political uncertainty as the general election results appear too close to call with 99% of votes counted.
Predictions...
Spain’s general election campaign comes to a close amid scorching temperatures
THE CAMPAIGN ahead of Spain’s snap general election on Sunday will officially come to a close today as the country swelters in high summer...
Popular Party candidate for prime minister pledges to prohibit summer elections if he wins office
THE POPULAR PARTY’S candidate for prime minister, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Thursday pledged to prohibit general elections from taking place in the summer months...
Postal service gets time extension for mail-in ballots ahead of Sunday’s general election in Spain
SPAIN'S postal service Correos has been granted a half-day extension to the deadline for accepting postal votes ahead of Sunday's general election.
A record number...
Debate ahead of Sunday’s general election in Spain marked by absence of Popular Party candidate
THREE of the prime ministerial candidates ahead of this weekend’s general election in Spain slugged it out during a live TV debate on Wednesday...
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