Focus: Sánchez ‘rollercoaster’ and Spain’s ‘political instability’
Eight months after ousting his rival and taking power in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been forced to call early elections for 28 April, the latest
2019 Budget
Franco Foundation to appeal dictator’s exhumation
The Spanish government, which has pledged to exhume Francisco Franco from his opulent mausoleum, on Friday gave the late dictator‘s family two weeks to decide
Pedro Sánchez calls general election for 28 April
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a general election for 28 April – the third in less than four years, after his draft budget was
Sánchez to announce on Friday about general election
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will announce on Friday whether he calls an early general election, the government said, after right-wing and Catalan independence parties
Trial focus: Spanish judiciary also on defensive
As 12 Catalan independence leaders prepare to go on trial in Madrid, Spain has been forced to defend the independence and impartiality of its courts.
Catalan trial: controversy over ‘rebellion’ and violence
The trial of 12 Catalan pro-independence leaders involved in a bid to secede from Spain that plunged the country into crisis starts on Tuesday under
Madrid, Catalans accuse each other of ‘stalled’ talks
Spain’s socialist government and the Catalan pro-independence parties have accused each other of breaking off negotiations aimed at easing the secession crisis. The mutual accusations
Right and far-right to jointly protest against Sánchez
Accusing him of ‘high treason’, Spain’s right-wing and far-right parties have said they will protest together for the first time against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
‘High treason’: the plans for ‘observer’ or ‘mediator’
The Spanish government’s plan to have an observer present in the talks between parties over the Catalan crisis has been heavily criticised by some opposition
ERC party seek amendments to PM’s budget
The future of the Spanish government is uncertain after the Esquerra (ERC) party has ruled out any possibility of backing the general budget for 2019,
