Rise of far-right unsettles Spain’s mainstream right
Spain’s far-right party Vox holds the key to the formation of a right-wing government in the southern region of Andalusia but is proving to be
Andalusia
Poll: far-right Vox would win 43-45 seats
Spain’s far-right party Vox would enter parliament with 43-45 seats if an election was held today, giving all parties on the right an absolute overall
Spanish PM pledges fresh dialogue with Catalan leader
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the pro-independence leader of the Catalan government, Quim Torra, have pledged fresh dialogue to try to resolve their dispute
Focus: bad weather no deterrent to migrants crossing Strait of Gibraltar
A radio message comes in from a Spanish maritime rescue boat to the service’s command centre in the southern town of Tarifa: ’34 migrants rescued’.
Spanish government raises tone against Catalonia
As anger rises over Catalonia’s continued push to secede from Spain, the Socialist (PSOE) government in Madrid has dropped its conciliatory tone towards the pro-independence
Valls: ‘no room for an agreement with Vox’
The former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is campaigning to become Barcelona’s next mayor. Although he’s running as an independent, his platform is mainly supported
Sánchez to refer budget to parliament in January
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said his minority Socialist (PSOE) government will refer its 2019 budget to parliament for approval in January, possibly triggering
Far-right win rocks Spanish politics
The first success of a far-right party in a regional election since Spain’s return to democracy in 1975 has shaken national politics ahead a busy
Who will govern with who in Andalusia?
A far-right party, Vox, won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of
Far-right Vox wins 12 seats in Andalusia
BREAKING NEWS A far-right party, Vox, gets foothold in Andalusia parliament in first for post-Franco Spain, winning 12 seats. With 93% of the votes in
