Polls & analysis: What will change after new election?
► Socialists seen to bolster position, while Unidas Podemos slides in polls ► Ciudadanos big losers, with PP rebound and VOX support…
Politics
Errejón’s ‘Más Madrid’ to enter general election fray
► Más Madrid assembly votes overwhelmingly to field congressional candidates ► Errejón likely to lead list, Podemos could lose 10 seats in…
Catalan CDR activists arrested over alleged bomb plot
► Gov’t says violent plot over court sentencing of independence leaders foiled ► Guardia Civil arrests nine, seizes documents, computers & bomb-making…
It’s crunch time: new gov’t or new elections for Spain?
► Felipe VI finalizes talks today with party leaders over forming new gov’t ► Failure of Socialists to garner support will trigger…
Catalan rally turnout lower amid pro-independence split
► 40pct fewer attend Catalonia ‘national day’ independence rally in Barcelona ► Surveys now show more Catalans rejecting independence than supporting Catalonia’s…
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…
Sánchez vows to keep trying after failed investiture bid
► In repeat of 2016, Unidas Podemos blocks Sánchez bid to become president ► Acrimonious debate in Congress after negotiations breakdown on…
Ciudadanos leaders ousted from Madrid pride parade
► Centre-right party blocked by protesters, chants of No Pasaran! at pride event ► Critics complain of Ciudadanos alliances with far-right, anti-LGBT…
Sánchez sets timeline for Congress vote on candidacy
► Congress debate to kick off Monday 22nd July, first vote to take place next day ► Unidas Podemos votes crucial, but…
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 big winner of elections, but Left loses in Madrid
► Socialists win most votes in 10 of 12 regional elections contested Sunday ► PSOE also wins 33pct of Euro Parliament vote…
Left controls Congress ‘Mesa’ for first time in 30 years
► PSOE’s Meritxell Batet elected President of nine-member Mesa Directiva ► PSOE & Unidas Podemos control five-seat majority of crucial committee Left-of-center…
Spain fifth worldwide in number of women in Congress
► Election of 164 women deputies for 46.85 percent of seats in new Congress ► Spaniards elected more women to represent them…
NGOs demand action from Congress on climate change
► Environmental groups join call for comprehensive climate-change legislation ► Groups urge symbolic declaration of international climate-change emergency More than two-dozen leading…
Court will let Catalan secessionists take elected seats
► Catalans on trial for rebellion may attend first day of legislative session only ► Congress, Senate to rule whether to suspend…
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…
VOX party’s social media bark more than election bite
? Analysts detect sophisticated, coordinated campaign using fake ‘bot’ accounts ? FB, Twitter, Instagram support built with far-right, Islamophobic messages How to…
Courts say fugitive Puigdemont can stand in EP election
► Madrid court rules Catalan leader, colleagues eligible in 26th May elections ► Ruling overturns elections board veto, but no guarantee of…
PACMA again defeated by Spain’s electoral legislation
Animal-rights party PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’) has criticized Spain’s electoral legislation for…
Feminists say women’s vote key to PSOE election victory
Spain’s feminist organizations have lauded the participation of women in rallies and demonstrations in the months leading up to the 28th April…
Socialist party wins Valencia for first time since 1991
President Ximo Puig of the regional Socialist party affiliate PSPV-PSOE was the only leader of Spain’s 13 autonomous communities with elections scheduled…
PSOE wins election, will need support to form new gov’t
► High voter turnout & splintered right-wing vote hand victory to Socialists ► PP suffers historic defeat, ultra-right VOX party falls short…
Hazte Oír targets PP, Cs & PSOE with buses, billboards
Ultra-right group Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) has targeted Spain’s three leading political parties in a campaign of negative attack ads aimed…
Party leaders vie for undecided voters in first TV debate
With as many as 30 percent of Spanish voters still saying they are undecided over which party they’ll vote for on 28th…
Homeless demand visibility, attention in political debate
A group of about 30 homeless people have camped out in front of the government’s Ministry of Health in Madrid since 16th…
Polls show Catalan Socialists running close behind ERC
Voter preference surveys in Catalonia in the run-up to the 28th April general elections are showing a surprisingly tight race between the…
Animal-rights party slams VOX, right-wing in video
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has issued a hard-hitting campaign…
Valencia elections gambit may pay off for Socialists
The Socialist party in Spain’ Valencian community is on track to win the most votes in upcoming regional elections on 28th April…