Pedro Sánchez voted in as PM of Spain’s first ever coalition government
Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez has been officially voted in as Spanish Prime Minister on Tuesday, after a second round vote gave him 167 votes
Esquerra Republicana (ERC)
Pedro Sánchez has to wait until second round vote on Tuesday
Acting Spanish prime minister and Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez will now have to wait until Tuesday and the second round of votes in the Spanish
Quim Torra ratified as Catalan president, despite electoral authority ruling
Catalan president Quim Torra appeared before an extraordinary plenary session of the Catalan Parliament at his own request on Saturday afternoon, only a day after Spain’s Electoral
Pedro Sánchez still on course (just) to be voted in as PM
A fierce three-day debate commenced in the Spanish Congress on Saturday, with the Socialist (PSOE) leader and Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez still on
Quim Torra disqualified from Catalan presidency
Catalan president Quim Torra has said that he will not accept the order from the Spanish Electoral Authority (JEC) ordering that he must be disqualified from his post.
ERC party gives green light for Pedro Sánchez investiture
The Catalan pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party will vote to abstain and thereby allow the socialist PSOE leader and acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez,
Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias set out coalition agreement
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Socialist (PSOE) party, and Pablo Iglesias, leader of the Podemos party, presented their coalition agreement on Monday, still hoping
Attorney General asks for Oriol Junqueras to be freed to collect MEP credentials
Spain’s Attorney General office has issued its recommendation to the Supreme Court that jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras should be allowed out of prison in
Sánchez, pending Junqueras report, still hopes to be sworn in prior to ‘Three Kings’
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s socialist (PSOE) acting prime minister, is still hoping to be sworn in as leader of a new coalition government before the Three
EU Court of Justice rules Oriol Junqueras has immunity
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has ruled that the jailed former Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras has immunity after being elected as
