Pedro Sanchez on charm offensive to gain support for Spain’s coalition government from Catalan separatists
Sanchez needs to persuade the Catalan Republic Left (ERC) to abstain during the vote, in order to form a government
SPAIN ELECTIONS 2019: Who’s contesting it? What do they want? Who will win?
Spaniards are heading to polling booths for the fourth time in four years this weekend as voters hope to bring an end to the country’s
Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap election
Vox is set to gain 14% of the overall vote, after the PP in second place (21.2% and 91 seats) and the left wing PSOE
Shakespeare, bonsai trees, fish suppers…how Spain’s politicians wind down in the run-up to the elections
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Spain’s conservative PP party funds ‘Cambridge Analytica-style’ dirty ad campaign targeting left wing voters in run-up to election
Advertising was ‘distributed in neighbourhoods that traditionally support the PSOE or United Podemos’
Spain on track for fourth election in four years as talks to form government break down
SPAIN could have to go to the polls yet again after talks between the PSOE and Podemos broke down last night. If caretaker prime minister
Spain set for socialist-led government after Iglesias sidelined in PSOE-Podemos coalition deal
SPAIN is likely to install a socialist-led government this week following a coalition deal between the Socialist Workers’ (PSOE) party and anti-austerity Podemos. PSOE won
Pedro Sanchez walks away from coalition talks as political breakdown raises concern of repeat election in Spain
A repeat election would plunge Spain’s young democracy into an unprecedented crisis as it would be the fourth in as many years
Spain’s Andalucia won by PSOE in municipal elections as Vox decimated and PP take control of Costa del Sol
THE PSOE has achieved the largest share of Andalucia’s municipal votes, continuing its upward rise. The Socialist party achieved 37% of the region’s votes, compared
Everything you need to know about Spain’s general election on Sunday April 28
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Social media giant blocks Podemos days before election in Spain
The left-wing party had been using Whatsapp to connect with tens of thousands of supporters and deliver campaign messages ahead of April 28
Facebook cracks down on far-right networks ahead of Spain election
The bogus profiles had reached more than 1.5 million followers and generate almost 7.4 million interactions in only three months before being removed
Political leaders set for TV debate ahead of Spain’s election
Spain’s prime minister and PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez will appear on RTVE with the leaders of Podemos, the conservative Popular Party and centrist Citizens
Journalist faces jail over plot to smear Spain’s left wing political leader Pablo Iglesias
Alberto Pozas admitted to a judge in Madrid that he had handled a pen-drive, which was full of personal information on Iglesias
ESPIONAGE: Hackers stream live footage from CCTV at house of Spain’s Podemos leader to publicly accessible website
Investigators tracked those involved to an internet server in Singapore
WATCH: Feminists camp outside Andalucian parliament to protest FAR-RIGHT support of new government
HUNDREDS of feminist activists have gathered at the Andalucian parliament to protest against the far-right supported government being sworn in. Juanma Moreno of the PP
Hunters defend shocking video of dogs and deer falling off cliff as ‘isolated incident’ as politicians call for BAN
HUNTERS have hit back after a video of dogs and a deer falling off a cliff during a hunt went viral. The footage has been
NOT COOL: Locals in Spain reject having their neighbourhood branded ‘coolest in world’
Not everyone in Madrid’s Lavapies appreciated the neighbourhood being labelled the ‘coolest in the world’, discovers Heather Galloway
BUNCH OF BANKERS: Supreme Court rules in favour of lenders in ‘unprecedented’ mortgage tax fiasco
Shares in a number of Spanish banks, including Bankia and Sabadell, promptly tumbled at the prospect of massive retroactive legal claims
Power to the people: Pedro Sanchez signs landmark deal to protect Spain’s self-employed
The changes are part of a government roll-out of fiscal measures to achieve a fairer society
Political parties in Spain call for legalisation of weed which ‘will bring €1.2 billion’ to the economy
PODEMOS has renewed calls for the legalisation of cannabis now that the PSOE is in government. The party’s leader, Pablo Iglesias, said legalising the drug
PODEMOS: Spain must do more to protect ‘climate refugees’
SPAIN’S Podemos and Equo parties have called on the government to protect refugees fleeing climate change, now becoming a more significant migration trigger than war.
BREAKING: Spain officially has a new prime minister
Some 180 MPs voted against Rajoy at this morning's no-confidence vote, making PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez, the new prime minister
Podemos leader faces confidence vote after ‘luxury’ home purchase
THE members of Spain’s anti-austerity party Podemos are to vote on whether it’s leader should step down after buying a €600,000 ‘luxury’ home. The party’s
OH, SNAP: Mariano Rajoy’s Spain government ‘hanging by a thread’ as allies give election ultimatum
A string of former PP leaders were convicted yesterday for a combined 351 years in prison
‘Drug-taking advice’ pamphlet by Spain town hall tells users to ‘crush their cocaine properly’ after comparing it to paracetamol
A SPANISH town hall has released a pamphlet offering advice on how to take drugs ‘properly’. The local government, a coalition of leftist parties Podemos, Izquierda