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...
Regional Elections
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...
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...
Former mayor Xavier Trias wins in Barcelona, but can he become mayor again?
Trias per Barcelona, the Catalan pro-independence group of former Barcelona mayor, Xavier Trias, won 11 seats in the city’s council elections on Sunday, ahead of the Catalan Socialists (PSC)...
Alleged vote-buying scheme in Spain’s Melilla exclave, just days ahead of elections
Spain’s north African exclave of Melilla has been rocked by an alleged mail-in vote-buying scheme just days before the city goes to the polls in...
Spain’s far-right Vox seek to make gains in 28 May local and regional elections
Spain’s third largest political group in the national parliament, the far-right Vox party, is looking to make gains in the local and regional elections due to...
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...
Water resources and farming become key issues in Spain’s regional elections
Spain’s water resources and the farming sector have become key issues in the forthcoming local and regional elections that take place on 28 May, and...
Political storm as 44 convicted ETA members to run in Basque elections
A political storm has broken out after EH Bildu, a Basque nationalist party, presented its candidate lists for the forthcoming local and regional elections that...
Spain’s far-right Vox group fails in no-confidence vote against government
UPDATED on 22 March 2023: The Spanish Congress dismissed an attempt by the far-right Vox party to topple the government on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly against...
