Podemos, Socialists compete on equal-pay legislation
► Parties could merge their proposals in face of opposition from political right ► As Spain’s Congress prepared to begin debate today…
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#VIDEO: Podemos demands mortgage protection reform
► Unidos Podemos wants total revamp of PP’s proposed mortgage legislation ► ► Party demands more transparency, banks supervision, consumer protection ►…
Podemos, Ciudadanos parley over electoral law reform
► Ideologically divided, Spain’s newest parties agree election reform needed ► Leadership teams of the ideologically opposed Podemos and Ciudadanos political parties…
Unidos Podemos propose €24.5bn gov’t spending hike
► Plan eyes €11.5bn tax rise to combat social injustice, economic inequality ► In keeping with their roots in Spain’s 15M anti-austerity…
Podemos looks to rebound from 2017 ‘annus horribilis’
► Pablo Iglesias to lay out his vision for party’s future at weekend conference ► Reports that the leadership of four-year-old anti-austerity…
Podemos seeks jobless benefits equity for part-timers
► Legislation would halt discrimination against mostly female part-time workers The Unidos Podemos parliamentary group in Congress last week introduced legislation that…
Podemos internal democracy crisis over statute changes
• Crisis over statute changes aiming to limit debate, increase central control • Dispute pits Iglesias and allies vs Democratic Guarantees ombudswoman…
Podemos bases approve Castilla-LM coalition with PSOE
• Podemos members vote 78-22% in favor of entering coalition with Socialists • Anti-austerity party expected to hold 2 cabinet seats, control…
PSOE, Podemos agree to parliamentary working group
• Parties pledge to undo PP austerity measures, legislation of last Congress • Divergence on censure motion against Rajoy, Catalan independence vote…
All’s not well with Unidos Podemos, warns IU’s Garzón
• IU leader cites Unidos Podemos inability to gain credibility among electorate • Garzon faults Podemos for internal disputes, focus on parliamentary…
‘Anticaps’ challenge Podemos in Catalonia, Andalucia
• Podemos ‘Anticapitalistas’ support for Catalan plebiscite breaks with party line • In Andalucia, ‘Anticaps’ push for statutes, more autonomy from national…
Congress rejects Podemos censure motion against Rajoy
• No-confidence move against Rajoy defeated in 170-82 vote, 97 abstentions • Podemos, PSOE appear open to future cooperation to remove Rajoy…
PSOE’s ‘We are the Left’ theme is challenge to Podemos
• Sánchez team airs new left-wing theme for upcoming PSOE party conference • Socialists under Sánchez to claim leadership of Spanish Left…
Podemos rejects unilateral referendum vote in Catalonia
• As independence debate heats up, Podemos backs away from Puigdemont plan • Faced with stiff Madrid resistance, Catalan gov’t considers unilateral…
Socialists rebound, eclipsing Podemos in new voter poll
• Surge in support linked to Sánchez appeal to left in PSOE leadership contest • Governing PP support falls 6.1% since last…
Compromís backpedal on Podemos censure motion
• Podemos and Compromís at odds over timing of censure motion in Congress • Valencia group wants Socialist party on board in…
Podemos anti-corruption rally fails to fill ‘Puerta del Sol’
• Rally numbers show tepid support for Podemos’ anti-Rajoy motion of censure • Focus on PP corruption, Rajoy censure fails to impact…
Unidos Podemos can’t stop CETA trade deal in Congress
• PP, PSOE, other parties vote to move ahead with EU-Canada free-trade deal • Accord to cut 98pct of tariffs, settle disputes…
Podemos, IU divided over Venezuela vote in Congress
• Unidos Podemos vote split for first time since coalition formed one year ago • PSOE, C’s to back PP resolution calling…
Unidos Podemos to challenge PSOE over Rajoy censure
• Unidos Podemos coincides 20th May Madrid demo with PSOE leadership vote • Left coalition to use protest to confront Socialists over…
Podemos, Sánchez separately call for Rajoy resignation
• Podemos call for censure motion in Congress knocked back by other parties •PSOE’s Pedro Sánchez again calls on Rajoy to step…
Podemos ‘Tramabus’ campaign denounces corruption
• Bus campaign depicts politicians, bankers party says have corrupted Spain • PSOE irked over depiction of ex-President Felipe González among ‘corruptos’…
Podemos triggers crisis for PSOE in Castilla-La Mancha
• Podemos revolts over Socialist vetoes of amendments on social spending items • PSOE ‘Baron’ García-Page finds himself short two votes needed…
Unidos Podemos, PSOE critize gov’t budget proposal
• Unidos Podemos slams ongoing ‘pillage’, PSOE says it will vote against budget • Save the Children says gov’t offers 10pct of…
Podemos to demand ‘rights for all’ in marches Saturday
• Party to launch series of marches to push for full access to basic services • Podemos say politico-economic-media cabal denies to…
Iglesias slate wins resounding Podemos victory
• Slate led by Pablo Iglesias wins 60% of seats on Podemos ‘Consejo Ciudadano’ • Errejón slate eclipsed, members opt for left-leaning…
Podemos Vistalegre 2 balloting to decide party’s future
• 456,443 Podemos members finish voting all this week on series of measures • ‘Errejónistas’ vs ‘Pablistas’ leadership battle to be decided…
Podemos crisis as Bescansa resigns leadership post
• Podemos co-founder resigns amid leadership crisis between Iglesias, Errejón • Party’s number-three leader had been trying to broker a compromise solution…
Errejón wants term limits for Podemos, no IU merger
• Proposals would block Izquierda Unida merger, decentralize power in Podemos • Two-term limit would see Iglesias exit gen secretary post after 2020 elections The…
Iglesias looks to Podemos unity in run-up to conclave
• Podemos chief’s ‘Plan 2020’ will incorporate ideas of Errejón, Anticapitalistas • Confrontation is out and party unity is in as ‘Vistalegre…
Podemos rejects unilateral Catalan referendum
• EnComúPodem calls for new elections rather than go-it-alone plebiscite • 59pct of Catalans want accord with central gov’t over independence vote…