Pedro Sánchez asked by Felipe VI to form government – but can he?
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Socialists (PSOE) party, has been given the go ahead to form a new government by King...
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PSOE and ERC meet for 3rd time – one month after election
Negotiations to form a new Spanish government have seen another inconclusive meeting between the Socialists (PSOE) party and the Catalan pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party...
Spanish Parliament reconvenes, yet still no government
The Spanish Parliament reconvened on Tuesday, with MPs who won seats in the general election of 10 November taking the oath – yet still without a majority...
UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) kicks off in Madrid
This year’s UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP25, started in Madrid on Monday. The Spanish government offered to host the event after its original host Chile...
ERC reject investiture of Sánchez without agreed negotiation
The Catalan pro-independence parties remain key to the possible investiture of Spain’s acting Socialist (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez in the role yet again, following on from...
Pedro Sánchez confident he can secure support to form government
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that he is confident that a ‘full capacity’ government can be formed ‘in the next few weeks’,...
‘International Trial Watch’ platform claims Catalan trial ‘violated human rights’
The International Trial Watch platform presented its final report on Thursday in Madrid, regarding the Supreme Court trial and sentencing of the nine Catalan independence leaders, who were jailed...
Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias reach pre-agreement for coalition government
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) and Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos, have reached a pre-agreement to form a coalition government in Spain, following...
Tsunami Democràtic block AP-7 motorway at French border
The Catalan pro-independence protest group Tsunami Democràtic has blocked the AP-7 motorway near the French border. It forms part of their protest aimed to ‘call...
Number-crunching: who will Pedro Sánchez pact with (if anyone)?
Only one of the major parties competing for votes in Spain’s 10 November general election ought to be happy. The far-right Vox, which had no...
