Countdown begins in Catalonia for possible new elections in mid-October
The speaker of the Catalan Parliament, Josep Rull, said on Wednesday that he will give the assembly two months to form a new government or...
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Pro-independence parties retain speaker in new Catalan Parliament
Catalan pro-independence parties managed to retain the role of speaker in their region’s new parliament on Monday, despite losing their absolute majority in elections last...
Spain rules Franco regime ‘illegal’ with new ‘Democratic Memory Law’
The Spanish Congress has approved a new ‘Democratic Memory Law’ that declares illegal the regime of former dictator Francisco Franco and makes the central government...
Pere Aragonès voted in as Catalan President after ERC and JxCat reach agreement
Pere Aragonès was voted as the 132nd president of Catalonia by the pro-independence majority in parliament on Friday 21 May, ending a three month political...
Pro-independence bloc grows majority in Catalonia, despite Socialist narrow win
Catalan pro-independence groups have secured over 50% of the votes for the first time in the Catalan elections held on Sunday 14 February – despite the...
Catalan election campaigns underway – as jailed leaders seek amnesty
Campaigning is now well underway for the elections in Catalonia due to be held on 14 February, after the date was finally confirmed by Spain’s High Court in...
Health minister to head socialist party in Catalan elections – and Cs party MP moves to PP
Spain’s current health minister Salvador Illa will become the socialist PSOE party’s presidential candidate in the elections to be held in Catalonia on 14 February. It comes...
Spanish government secures 2021 Budget with ample majority
Spain’s left-leaning PSOE–Podemos coalition government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez secured passing its first budget in the Spanish Congress on Thursday, with 54% of the votes...
Spanish Congress votes to extend ‘State of Alarm’ until 9 May 2021
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (15 Feb) Also read: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ The Spanish...
Spanish Congress votes to extend ‘state of alarm’ for final time, until 21 June
The Spanish Congress has voted to extend the current ‘state of alarm’ in Spain for a final time until 21 June. There were 177 votes in...
