Mail-in ballot surge adds to 26-J election uncertainty
• Requests for 26th June mail-in ballots have quintupled, says Interior Ministry • Election day falls on end of three-day ‘Noche de…
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Rivera faults PP, Podemos for general election re-run
• Ciudadanos leader says PP’s Rajoy wanted ‘grand coalition’ to avoid reforms • Centre-right leader rejects Podemos bid to curtail judiciary, press…
POLITIFILE :: Izquierda Unida (‘United Left’)
• Izquierda Unida ~ United Left (IU) Izquierda Unida is a left-wing political coalition that was formed in 1986 to unite several…
POLITIFILE :: Podemos ~ We Can
• Podemos ~ We Can Podemos is a left-wing populist and anti-austerity party founded in January 2014 with the goal of leveraging…
POLITIFILE :: Partido Popular (PP)
• Partido Popular ~ People’s Party (PP) Spain’s Partido Popular, or PP, is the country’s largest conservative party and was formed in…
POLITIFILE :: Ciudadanos – Partido de la Ciudadanía
• Ciudadanos ~ Citizens / Partido de la Ciudadanía ~ Party of the Citizenry Ciudadanos, or Partido de la Ciudadanía, also known…
‘Unidos Podemos’ dumps Errejón election strategy
• Podemos sheds ‘transversal’ strategy for left-wing ‘broad front’ approach • ‘Unidos Podemos’ becomes ‘alphabet soup’ of 16 different parties, coalitions The…
#VIDEO: Sánchez debuts 26-J PSOE ‘shadow cabinet’
• Party leader presents lineup of 20 candidates for PSOE cabinet posts • List includes male-female parity, former Ministers & Supreme Court…
Five years on, 15-M returns to Madrid protest roots
• Thousands mark anniversary, marching from Plaza de Cibeles to Puerta del Sol • Chants of ‘They Don’t Represent Us!’ and ‘Yes…
PSOE rejects Podemos’ joint Senate campaigns offer
• Socialist leader says ‘No thanks’, that Podemos has lost chance to collaborate • PSOE asks Valencia’s Ximo Puig to pull out…
Socialists to join Colau government in Barcelona
• Accord would see PSC’s Collboni become Mayor Ada Colau’s second lieutenant • Socialists lost Barcelona mayor’s seat in 2011 after governing…
Catalonia: Just 21% favor fast-track independence
• Public opinion against Catalan Parlament’s fast-track independence roadmap • Artur Mas’s CDC party falls to fourth place, behind ERC, Ciudadanos, PSC-PSOE…
Embattled PSC avoids primary fight in Catalonia
• Former deputy & PSOE executive committee member to lead PSC election slate • PSOE gives nod to more autonomy, Catalan ‘nation’…
Animal-rights party says ‘no’ to Podemos alliance
• PACMA says Podemos poor record on animal rights make accord impossible • Pablo Iglesias criticized for refusing to take on bullfighting…
Podemos vote gives rise to Izquierda Unida divisions
• Ex-IU leader Llamazares calls vote on alliance with Podemos ‘deceitful’ • Referendum critics say militants asked to cast vote on non-existent…
#VIDEO: Unions avow general strike over labour law
• Tens of thousands in ‘May Day’ marches in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities • Leadership threatens general strike if 2012 labour…
PSC-PSOE’s Chacón won’t seek June re-election
• Catalan party stalwart won’t lead June slate, leaves Congress after 16 years • Chacón not leaving politics completely, stays in PSOE’s…
No candidate can form gov’t, so it’s back to the polls
• Last-minute Compromís effort for progressive coalition rejected by all parties • Congress president Patxi López confirms new national elections for June…
PSOE’s Chacón faces primary challenge in Catalonia
• Ex-Senator Carles Martí throws hat into ring to lead PSC list on June ballot • Chacon-led PSC ticket won 335k fewer…
Podemos looks to general election alliance with IU
• Pablo Iglesias drops insistence that IU incorporate within Podemos • Parties discussing joint election campaign with separate identities intact Anti-austerity party…
Regional allies mull electoral split from Podemos
• En Marea, Compromís & En Comú Podem consider break from Podemos • Move would give regional groups separate budget, privileges in…
Socialists, Ciudadanos & Podemos set to begin last-ditch coalition talks on Thursday afternoon
• Tri-party talks must overcome sharp differences prior to May 2nd deadline • In what seems the start of a last-ditch effort…
#VIDEO: Podemos spokesperson Íñigo Errejón breaks two-week silence with press conference [in Spanish]
• “New elections in Spain are neither necessary nor are they expedient” • Podemos’ Congressional spokesperson Íñigo Errejón ended a two-week drought…
PSOE and Podemos leaders to meet on Wednesday, as each strives to contain internal party challenges
• Key PSOE, Podemos party councils Saturday overshadow leaders’ meeting • Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias are…
Catalanistas or fascists? Study says stereotypes skewing Catalan voters’ views of parties’ ideologies
• New study says voter perception of Catalanismo as left-wing is distorted • A new study of voter perceptions in Spain’s northeast…
Sánchez and Iglesias agree to meet amidst renewed uncertainty over possible PSOE-Podemos agreement
• Unclear whether or not embattled Podemos now more willing to negotiate • Preliminary talks toward forming a left-of-center, progressive coalition government…
‘You’re fired!’ Podemos sacks party’s coordinator of regional organization over Madrid resignation crisis
• Sergio Pascual seen as ally of Podemos ‘number-two’ leader Íñigo Errejón • As a result of abrupt resignations within the leadership…
Open revolt in Podemos Madrid executive council: Nine members resign in protest over party direction
• Madrid conflict is sixth regional challenge to leadership in recent months • Nine members of anti-austerity party Podemos’ executive council in…
Socialists, Ciudadanos continue joint efforts to entice other parties to join centrist government pact
• Political clock now ticking toward May 2nd deadline for choosing president • Spain’s centre-left Socialist party (PSOE) and centre-right Ciudadanos party…
Sánchez candidacy faces defeat, Socialists remind Podemos of support for Spain’s ‘mayors of change’
• Madrid mayor Carmena qualifies statement supporting Sánchez candidacy • As the presidential candidacy of Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez faces defeat…
#VIDEO: Compromís ‘Rita Leaks’ allegations may result in prosecution of PP’s former Valencia mayor
• 300 pages of allegations, receipts reportedly show malversion of funds • In a case brought to light by Valencia’s regional Compromís…