Right-wing heads EP elections in Spain
Spain’s Partido Popular (PP) looked set to have won the European Parliament elections in the country with 32.4 per cent of the vote, according to exit polls.
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Spain: PSOE is the ‘hegemonic, systemic party’, says PM Sánchez
While establishment parties are under pressure in many European countries, in Spain, the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) is proving its resilience once again.
Separatists suffer in Catalonia, but may hold key to power
An unexpectedly large victory for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party in Sunday’s Catalonian elections is assumed to be good news for the…
Separatists beaten in Catalonia elections
Separatist parties in Catalonia have been beaten in regional elections.
Buxadé: EU won’t save Spain from Socialist PM’s ‘tyranny’
The European Union will not be coming to save Spain from the "tyranny" of Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a senior MEP has warned.
Sánchez to stay as Spain’s PM
The premier announced his decision on April 29 following meeting with the Spanish King for a private audience
‘Detached’ Spanish PM Sánchez should resign, Abascal says
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez should resign from office, VOX leader Santiago Abascal told Brussels Signal.
‘Is all this worth it?’ Spanish PM Sánchez ponders his future
In a four-page letter released on the evening of April 24 and addressed to the Spanish citizens, Sánchez asked “is all this worth it?
Green Deal champion Ribera to lead Spanish Socialists in the EP
Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera, a staunch champion of the European Green Deal, will be the new leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)…
Basque separatists triumph in regional election
Basque separatist groups have emerged victorious after last weekend's regional elections.
Spanish PM Sánchez is a pupil of ‘narco-chavist dictatorships’, rival claims
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is a student of "narco-chavist dictatorships", the leader of Spain's VOX party, Santiago Abascal, has claimed.
Polls predict win for Basque separatists in regional election
Spanish separatist parties in the Basque Country, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and EH Bildu, are set to win the largest share of seats in the upcoming regional…
Puigdemont threatens to withdraw support from Spanish PM Sánchez
Spanish MEP Carles Puigdemont has threatened to withdraw his party’s support for the ruling coalition in Spain’s Parliament.
Spanish PM ‘willing to testify’ over corruption scandal allegedly involving his wife
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was prepared to testify in the opposition-dominated Senate about his wife’s alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.
Separatism: Spain’s never-ending issue
It is nearly seven years since politicians in Catalunya declared their region's independence from Spain, the short-lived announcement being almost immediately annulled…
Spain ‘to recognise Palestinian statehood before summer’ amid ongoing EU division
The Spanish Government is making its support of Palestine known ahead of the European Parliament elections on June 9.
Puigdemont says he would return to Spain after snap elections
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont aims a return to Spain from Belgium in the next few months.
Trends ‘favour Spanish right-wing victory’
The highly polarised political landscape in Spain is set to have an impact on the European Parliament elections in favour of the bloc's growing Right.
Spanish Parliament passes Amnesty bill; Catalonia calls snap election
The Spanish Parliament has approved a controversial amnesty bill for Catalan separatists.
Separatists gain strength after Galicia elections in Spain
The elections in Spain’s Autonomous Community of Galicia have strengthened the region’s separatist movement.
Foxy business? Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry ruffles feathers
The song Zorra, the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest by the duo Nebulossa, is splitting opinion in Spain.
Shock in Spain: Puigdemont’s party votes against Catalan amnesty law
Carles Puigdemont’s Spanish party Junts per Catalunya has voted against the controversial amnesty law it has pushed for since last year.
Spain: Socialists refuse to join new Pamplona Government after helping oust mayor
The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has refused to join the newly installed regional Government in Pamplona, the capital of the Navarre region in the North of the…
Sánchez to forgive €15 bn in Catalonian debt to shore up shaky Junts alliance
Spain's new Government said it will write-off Catalonia's debts to keep its shaky Junts alliance intact.
Sánchez rejects Catalonian independence referendum as ‘unconstitutional’
No constitution in the world allows for ceding part of its nation's territory, Sánchez argued
Basque separatists take Pamplona with help of Socialists
The Spanish Basque separatist party EH Bildu is set to take over the city of Pamplona with the help of the Socialist party in Navarre.
Spanish PM Sánchez wobbles as hard-left party quits governing coalition
Less than a month after his re-election as Spain’s leader, Sánchez must deal with the decision of the five MPs who make up Podemos to quit the Sumar group in…
European Parliament members at loggerheads over Spanish rule of law
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Spain’s Sánchez re-elected PM with separatists’ support
Spain's parliament re-elected Pedro Sánchez today from the Socialist Party (PSOE) as prime minister.
Tensions high as Spain prepares to confirm Sánchez as PM
A estimated 2 million people protested in major Spanish cities over the weekend against the amnesty law