Socialists call for tax-evasion investigation of Apple
• PSOE wants Congress Committee to calculate Apple taxes owed since 2003 • Party says tax-evasion via Apple-Ireland agreement cheats Spain of…
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PSOE Castilla-La Mancha kills ‘Historic Memory’ law
• Socialists knock back Podemos proposal for regional ‘Democratic Memory’ law • Castilla-La Mancha PSOE at odds with Podemos since withdrawal of…
Socialists approve abstention to enable Rajoy gov’t
• PSOE approves abstention 137-96 after heated Federal Committee debate • Vote deeply divides Socialists, some deputies expected to vote ‘No’ to…
Podemos Madrid leadership battle heats up
• ‘Pablistas’ cut deal with ‘Anticapitalistas’ to block pro-Errejón ‘Adelante’ group • Errejónistas quickly counter, announcing broader alliance with other factions In…
‘Adelante’ leaders seek more inclusive Podemos
• ‘Adelante’ platform wants broader ideological, gender diversity in Podemos • See move further left, abandoning social-democratic centre as mistake for party…
PSOE battle lines drawn on historic decision Sunday
• Socialists’ to decide Sunday whether to abstain or block Rajoy return to office • PSOE-Andalucia and PSC at odds in historic…
Socialists face rebellion at the roots over Rajoy vote
• PSOE rank-and-file, regional leaders in revolt over anticipated abstention vote • Grassroots petition nets 80% of signatures needed to force party…
Podemos readies for ‘general strike’ against Rajoy
• Iglesias says Podemos must be ready to ‘take to streets’ against Rajoy • Party leader expects labour-led strike to overturn 2012…
CCOO’s Toxo pegs PSOE crisis to 2010 Zapatero cuts
• Socialist PM Zapatero’s austerity cuts angered voters, began slide in support • Labour leader fears PSOE crisis could trigger ‘long rightwing…
PSC leadership race: It’s ‘No’ to Rajoy, whoever wins
• Current leader Iceta faces off against Gramanet mayor Parlón in tight race • Both candidates pledge to reverse PSC’s decade-long slide…
PSOE edges toward abstention to enable Rajoy gov’t
• Socialist’s Fernández avoids meeting of all regional leaders over Rajoy vote • Secret ballot at 23rd October Federal Committee meeting will…
Not everyone in Spain exalts Hispanic Heritage Day
• Madrid and Barcelona mayors, Podemos’ Iglesias avert celebrations today • Catalan nationalists claim sovereignty, solidarity with indigenous America “In fourteen hundred…
PSOE caretaker begins drive for abstention on Rajoy
• PSOE leader attempts to make cases to membership for ‘technical abstention’ • Basque and Catalan parties may break ranks and vote…
Iglesias: ‘I’m more incendiary, Errejón is more timid’
• Podemos’ Citizens Council postpones definition of party direction • Iglesias losing internal allies, appeals to membership with ‘firebrand’ image Leaders of…
Podemos debates future party leadership, direction
• Iglesias’ populism vs Errejón’s transversality in party leadership contests • Debate continues as elections loom for party in three regions, a…
PP now hopes for more than Socialist abstention
• PSOE caretaker committee leans toward abstention to seat Rajoy gov’t • PP leaders say abstention not enough, support in Congress also…
Catalan Socialists insist on ‘No’ vote against Rajoy
• PSC’s Iceta and Parlon insist on PSOE referendum over Rajoy abstention • Interim PSOE administrator says deputies will not be free…
Socialist ‘barons’ oust Pedro Sánchez in party coup
• PSOE leader fails in bid to have members decide leadership, party’s direction • Party now led by committee, likely to abstain…
Sánchez, critics face-off set for Saturday meeting
•Sánchez hangs on, despite attempted coup by critics led by Susana Díaz • Federal Committee meeting Saturday may decide leader’s fate, party’s…
Susana Díaz leads charge against PSOE’s Sánchez
• Andalucian party leader says if necessary she’ll challenge Sánchez leadership • Sánchez won’t resign, even if opponents block leadership vote, party…
Podemos breaks pacts with PSOE regional ‘barons’
• Podemos breaks with Socialists in Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura • Back-to-back moves undercut PSOE regional ‘Barons’ critical of Pedro Sánchez The…
Sánchez defies PSOE critics with leadership election
• Socialist leader calls vote as referendum on his refusal to back Rajoy gov’t • Regional PSOE bosses who want abstention on…
PP buoyed, PSOE hurt by Galician, Basque elections
• Rajoy protégé Feijóo’s victory in Galicia seen as boon to national PP prospects • Poor Socialist showing in both regions undermine…
Leadership battle for control of Podemos heats up
• Errejón and Iglesias trade barbs via Twitter over Podemos strategy & tactics • Leaders’ differences at heart of upcoming regional, local…
Podemos leadership votes set for 3 regions, 12 cities
• Slates favoring Iglesias, Errejón and ‘Anti-Capitalistas’ vying for control • Madrid, Andalucia, Extremadura and 12 cities to renew local party leadership…
Socialist party ‘barons’ gear up pressure on Sánchez
• Susana Díaz criticizes party leader, calls for abstention enabling Rajoy gov’t • Regional barons, ex-party presidents lining up against Pedro Sánchez…
Barberá ousted from PP amid Supreme Court probe
• Partido Popular co-founder, former Valencia mayor forced to resign from party • Refuses to relinquish Senate seat and impunity from lower…
Sánchez outreach to Ciudadanos, Podemos spurned
• Socialist leader continues to urge Ciudadanos, Podemos to find consensus • Majority PSOE voters favor leader’s refusal to enable new Rajoy…
Madrid animal-rights march vows end to bullfighting
• March from Puerta del Sol to Congress is largest anti-bullfighting protest yet • Animal-rights party PACMA pledges to fight until cruelty…
Pro-Errejón group emerges within Podemos Madrid
• ‘Proceso Adelante’ launches in runup to Podemos Madrid leadership contest • Former Iglesias partisans join Errejónistas in bid for control of…
Sánchez, Iglesias explore options to block Rajoy
• PSOE, Podemos leaders to keep dialogue open toward forming new gov’t • Iglesias sees two viable options: Ciudadanos abstention or nationalist…