Socialist ‘Old Guard’ backs Susana Díaz candidacy
• Andalucia president finally throws hat into three-way PSOE leadership race • Ousted leader Sánchez says party must move forward and not…
• Andalucia president finally throws hat into three-way PSOE leadership race • Ousted leader Sánchez says party must move forward and not…
• Podem to join Barcelona en Comú, other parties in progressive formation • Move will transform En Comú Podem electoral coalition into…
• Barcelona mayor tells ‘En Comú Podem’ activists it’s time for Left to unite • Colau promotes new regional leftwing party to…
• Sánchez campaign advisors cite registration, campaign finance irregularities • Vote for new party leader expected in mid-May, prior to June party…
• Slate led by Pablo Iglesias wins 60% of seats on Podemos ‘Consejo Ciudadano’ • Errejón slate eclipsed, members opt for left-leaning…
• Ousted PSOE leader to headline rally Saturday in Susana Díaz stronghold • Sánchez rally hopes to turn out 10,000 local PSOE…
• Proposals would block Izquierda Unida merger, decentralize power in Podemos • Two-term limit would see Iglesias exit gen secretary post after 2020 elections The…
• Podemos chief’s ‘Plan 2020’ will incorporate ideas of Errejón, Anticapitalistas • Confrontation is out and party unity is in as ‘Vistalegre…
• PSOE Federal Committee meeting set to announce leadership election dates • Caretaker commission leaks predetermined dates for elections, party conclave The long-awaited…
• EnComúPodem calls for new elections rather than go-it-alone plebiscite • 59pct of Catalans want accord with central gov’t over independence vote…
• PSOE-Madrid president Manuel Robles backs call for Congress on March 21st • Madrid Socialists join growing national push for new party…
• Anti-eviction activist group launches week of events, demonstrations • Spain’s anti-eviction activist group PAH (Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca, ‘Platform…
• Espinar’s ‘Juntas Podemos’ slate wins 50.27% of vote in high-turnout election • Teresa Rodríguez wins Andalucia, Podemos Aragon marks distance with…
• Government minister urged to move quickly to reduce poverty, inequalities • Umbrella NGO group faults political deadlock for increased social exclusion…
• Cites ‘profound differences’ with Socialists’ interim caretaker administration • To embark on national drive to ‘recover’ PSOE for rank-and-file membership Just…
• ‘Surround Congress’ demo called by 25-S platform in repeat of 2012 protest • Interior Ministry mobilizes National Police riot squads to…
• ‘Pablistas’ cut deal with ‘Anticapitalistas’ to block pro-Errejón ‘Adelante’ group • Errejónistas quickly counter, announcing broader alliance with other factions In…
• Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, CUP ~ United People’s Candidacy ~ Candidatura de Unidad Popular The Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, or CUP (‘United People’s…
• Podemos’ Citizens Council postpones definition of party direction • Iglesias losing internal allies, appeals to membership with ‘firebrand’ image Leaders of…
• Iglesias’ populism vs Errejón’s transversality in party leadership contests • Debate continues as elections loom for party in three regions, a…
• PSOE caretaker committee leans toward abstention to seat Rajoy gov’t • PP leaders say abstention not enough, support in Congress also…
• PSOE leader fails in bid to have members decide leadership, party’s direction • Party now led by committee, likely to abstain…
• Andalucian party leader says if necessary she’ll challenge Sánchez leadership • Sánchez won’t resign, even if opponents block leadership vote, party…
• Podemos breaks with Socialists in Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura • Back-to-back moves undercut PSOE regional ‘Barons’ critical of Pedro Sánchez The…
• Socialist leader calls vote as referendum on his refusal to back Rajoy gov’t • Regional PSOE bosses who want abstention on…
• Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu) ~ Basque Country Unite Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu), or ‘Basque Country Unite’, is a leftwing,…
• Errejón and Iglesias trade barbs via Twitter over Podemos strategy & tactics • Leaders’ differences at heart of upcoming regional, local…
• ‘Proceso Adelante’ launches in runup to Podemos Madrid leadership contest • Former Iglesias partisans join Errejónistas in bid for control of…
• Rajoy investiture bid failed Friday in second 170-180 vote in Congress • Sánchez called for consensus among ‘forces of change’ to…
• Socialists hold fast to their veto of acting-Prime Minister’s candidacy • PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez tears into Rajoy over corruption, social…
• Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ~ Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) • Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia), also known…