The PP’s Alberto Núñez Feijóo loses first parliamentary vote to become PM
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), saw his first bid to become Spain’s next prime minister rejected by the Spanish...
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Rally against Catalan amnesty, ahead of Feijóo facing ‘doomed’ investiture vote
Tens of thousands of supporters of Spain’s current opposition right-wing People’s Party (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, rallied in Madrid on Sunday against the possible plans...
Puigdemont demands ‘amnesty’ for all independence activists as ‘precondition’ for Sánchez’s investiture
The exiled former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, demanded on Tuesday an amnesty for hundreds of activists facing legal action over a failed 2017 independence...
Yolanda Díaz ‘looks for democratic solutions via dialogue’ with Puigdemont in Brussels
Spain’s acting deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Díaz, who is also the head of the left-wing Sumar group of parties, went to Brussels...
Sánchez rejects Feijóo’s request to back his premiership bid and two-year term proposal
Spain’s socialist acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected a proposal made by Alberto Núñez Feijóo to support his right-wing People’s Party (PP) for a two-year government...
King Felipe instructs Feijóo to try and form government, yet without guaranteed support
King Felipe VI has instructed the leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to try and form a government, despite not having...
Socialist candidate Armengol elected as parliament speaker – seen as step to Sánchez securing re-election
Francina Armengol, the candidate proposed by Spain’s PSOE socialist party, was elected by MPs as the parliament’s new speaker on Thursday morning, which has been...
Spain’s Aragón becomes 4th region to be jointly governed by PP & far-right Vox
Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox group agreed on Friday to form a coalition in the region of Aragón, following the 28...
With Sánchez and Feijóo both claiming victory in the election … what happens next?
Report updated to include votes from Spaniards living abroad. Spain faces weeks, if not months, of a political gridlock following the general election held on...
Spain’s right-wing PP win the election, but not a majority, even with far-right Vox
With over 98% of the votes counted, Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo won the biggest share of votes and seats...
