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
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’,
Former president of Andalusia sentenced to six years in prison
José Antonio Griñán, the former president of Spain’s southern region of Andalusia, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal
Inés Arrimadas to stand for leadership of Ciudadanos (Cs) party
Inés Arrimadas has announced she will stand as a candidate to lead the Ciudadanos (Cs) party, after Albert Rivera‘s resignation last week following the party’s disastrous
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
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
Final results: PSOE win, far-right Vox 3rd largest party, Cs party decimated
The Socialists (PSOE) led by Pedro Sánchez won Spain’s fourth General Election in four years on Sunday, winning 120 seats (compared to 123 won in the April election), but