One week before election, recent poll shows surge in far-right
One week before Spain’s fourth general election in four years, the polls are predicting that the PSOE socialist party will again win the most seats, but...
People’s Party (PP)
Latest poll predicts big win for socialists (PSOE) in Spain
With another general election in Spain on 10 November – the fourth in four years – the latest poll by the CIS public research institute...
Franco removed, but ‘Francoism still very present’ argue many
‘Today, Spain is fulfilling its duty to itself,’ said acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Thursday, as the remains of the late dictator Francisco...
Cs and PP party leaders demand firmer action in Catalonia
After clashes between Catalan pro-independence protestors with police forces following the Supreme Court verdict sentencing nine Catalan leaders to up to 13 years in prison, Spain’s...
Political parties call for investigation into on-going protests
The Catalan wing of the People’s Party (PP) has asked the public prosecutor to launch an investigation into the protests that took place all over...
Spain’s far-right Vox party: Catalan sentences not harsh enough
The Spanish far-right Vox party that acted as ‘popular prosecutor’ in the Catalan Trial, has expressed disappointment with the verdict, claiming the sentences are not harsh...
Pedro Sánchez: court’s handling of trial ‘exemplary’
Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said in press conference on Monday that ‘complying with the [Catalan Trial] verdict implies following the ruling completely,’ thereby...
Motion of no confidence against Catalan president fails
The motion of no confidence against the Catalan president, Quim Torra, failed on Monday after a five hour debate in the Catalan Parliament. The Ciudadanos...
Court overturns Catalan Parliament resolution to investigate monarchy
Spain’s Constitutional Court has overturned a resolution passed in March by the Catalan Parliament to set up a committee to investigate the Spanish monarchy and its...
Acting PM Pedro Sánchez could suspend Catalonia’s self-rule ‘without a problem’
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez has said he could suspend Catalonia’s political autonomy and impose direct rule from Madrid ‘without a problem’ – despite having...
