Coalition tenses over Podemos ‘wealth tax’ proposal
The first session of the special “Reconstruction Commission” in Spain’s Congress got off to a bumpy start Thursday, with two opposing viewpoints…
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Court convicts Podemos deputy over eviction protest
Defense attorneys for Isabel Serra, a prominent member of Unidas Podemos and deputy for the party in the Madrid regional assembly, have…
Podemos set to join the once-loathed ‘political caste’?
It would seem to be an about-face from Podemos’ official discourse, which pointed to term limits and salary restrictions for party leaders,…
Podemos: migrant deportations breach coalition pact
The response by Spain’s Interior Minister to last week’s ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upholding express deportations of…
Anticaps say ‘hasta luego’ to Podemos in Andalucía
After months of tension between the leadership of Podemos’ regional Andalucía affiliate and the party’s national leadership in Madrid, the two announced…
PSOE, Unidas Podemos agree to attempt coalition gov’t
Leaders of Spain’s Socialist party and smaller left-wing rival Unidas Podemos signed a 10-point “pre-agreement” on Tuesday establishing the basis for formation…
DOCUMENT: PSOE-Unidas Podemos coalition accord
Follows is an English-language translation of the 10-point ‘pre-agreement’ toward a coalition government between the Socialist party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos, signed…
PSOE nets disappointing win, Unidas Podemos recedes, as VOX vote soars, PP recovers & Ciudadanos implodes
Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) scored an underwhelming general election victory Sunday, winning more votes than any other party yet managing to lose…
Más País, Podemos positions on Catalonia diverge
► Más País rejects focus on Catalans’ ‘right to decide’ independence from Spain ► Policy shift away from Podemos, pro-independence parties prior…
Second Podemos co-founder joins new Más País party
► Carolina Bescansa joins Errejón’s ‘Más País’, will lead candidates in La Coruña ► Ex-Podemos women legislators to lead ‘Más País’ lists…
Errejón’s ‘Más País’ poses threat to Unidas Podemos
► Party could win 5 to 20 seats in next Congress, will support progressive gov’t ► Election strategy includes alliances with parties…
Socialists, Unidas Podemos to renew negotiations today
► Sánchez secures tentative PRC & PNV support, abstention pledge from ERC ► Unidas Podemos foresees lengthy negotiations with 23 Sept deadline…
PSOE airs social program in bid to lure Podemos support
► Socialists want solo gov’t with support from Podemos, who insist on coalition ► New elections in November, if PSOE unable to…
PSPV-PSOE, Compromís, Podemos seal ‘Botànic II’ pact
► Podemos gets Vice-Presidency, role in climate-change, environment policies ► PSPV’s Puig pledges fairer federal funding for progressive agenda in Valencia Following…
Socialists offer gov’t of ‘cooperation’ to Unidas Podemos
► Sánchez, Iglesias agree to define ‘joint government’ in the coming days ► Neither party would confirm or deny ministerial roles for…
Podemos reshuffles leadership after elections debacle
► Pablo Iglesias ignores calls for party congress to decide Podemos future ► Remix comes as party to begin talks with PSOE…
PSOE, Podemos agree to work toward forming new gov’t
► Pedro Sánchez & Pablo Iglesias met for two hours Tuesday afternoon ► Parties form negotiating teams, first task to agree Congress…
Beset by crises, is Podemos eyeing leadership change?
Pablo Iglesias returned to active duty on Saturday as general secretary of Podemos with a fiery appearance at a party rally in…
Podemos sinks pensions reform initiative in Congress
A last-ditch effort prior to upcoming national elections in April to push through Congress reforms to Spain’s public pension system was torpedoed…
Podemos avoids direct clash with Errejón, ‘Más Madrid’
Podemos has backed away from a direct confrontation with party co-founder Íñigo Errejón, following his decision to campaign in upcoming Madrid regional…
Podemos crisis as Errejón joins Carmena’s ‘Más Madrid’
The longtime simmering feud between Podemos party co-founders Íñigo Errejón and Pablo Iglesias over electoral strategies and political alliances erupted into crisis…
Pablo Iglesias sole candidate for Podemos primary vote
After 90 candidates failed to show the sufficient backing required by Podemos to stand as the party’s presidential candidate in general elections anticipated for next…
Podemos’ poor Andalucía showing widens rifts in party
While the poor showing of the governing Socialist party (PSOE) was a focus of Spanish and international news coverage of Sunday’s regional…
Unidos Podemos seeks hunting curb to protect wildlife
The Unidos Podemos parliamentary group in Congress has called on the Socialist party government of President Pedro Sánchez to introduce greater restrictions…
Podemos suspends all of party’s Madrid city councillors
Six Madrid city council members from leftwing party Podemos who intend to form part of Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena’s cross-party coalition ticket…
Podemos, PSOE move to decriminalize insults to Crown
Spain’s Congress voted 180-160 on Tuesday to move forward with legislation proposed by the Unidos Podemos parliamentary group that if approved following…
Bescansa loses bid for Podemos Galicia leadership
►► UPDATE 26/10/18: Bescansa loses bid for Podemos Galicia leadership, will resign seat in Congress next year Carolina Bescansa, one of the…
PSOE lifts Rajoy veto of Podemos legislative initiatives
In the first real sign of a possible thaw in relations between Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) and leftwing rival Podemos , the…
Podemos municipal branding survey nets scant response
A weekend survey of rank-and-file supporters of Podemos to decide whether the four-year-old anti-austerity party should modify its political branding in the…
Unidos Podemos follows PSOE in education pact walkout
► Unidos Podemos says PP stalling education reforms, calls for street protests ► Following the lead of the Socialist party (PSOE) one…
PSOE, Podemos, C’s join forces on party finance reform
► Surprise move angers PP, also mandates party primaries in all elections ► In a surprise move on Wednesday, representatives of the…