Extremadura becomes third region of Spain to be jointly governed by PP & Vox
Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox group said on Friday that they had reached a deal to jointly govern the Extremadura region...
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Socialist Jaume Collboni becomes the new Barcelona mayor
Jaume Collboni, the Catalan socialist (PSC) candidate for the city of Barcelona in the 28 May local elections, has become the mayor of Spain’s second city, despite...
Spain’s PP unites with far-right Vox to govern Valencia region in a coalition
Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox party reached a deal on Tuesday to govern the region of Valencia in a tie-up that...
Podemos and 14 other left-wing groups will run in election with Díaz’s Sumar
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after the 23 July general election, announced by surprise last week, have received a potentially important boost...
Pedro Sánchez goes on the attack, labelling the PP and Vox as being both far-right
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez went on the attack on Wednesday, ahead of the 23 July general election, which he said would be a vote for...
Pedro Sánchez announces General Election for Sunday 23 July
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a General Election for Sunday 23 July. The surprise announcement follows the poor results for his PSOE socialist...
Spain’s right-wing make significant gains in local and regional elections
LATEST: Pedro Sánchez announces General Election for Sunday 23 July. Spain’s People’s Party (PP), the main right-wing opposition group, made significant gains in Sunday’s local and regional...
Opinion: three women in Spanish politics – No.1 Ada Colau: agent of change
‘For the past eight years, Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and her council have been attempting to drag the city into the 21st century.’ In the first...
Spain frees up around 50,000 ‘bad bank’ homes to ease the housing crisis
Spain’s coalition government of the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos group approved a plan on Tuesday to make available around 50,000 homes for rent at...
Yolanda Díaz: ‘I want to be the first female president of my country’
Spain’s popular Labour Minister, Yolanda Díaz, announced on Sunday that she wants to be first female president of Spain, at an official launch of her election...
