Andalusia heads to the polls on 17 May in high-stakes regional vote
The president of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno (main image), announced on Monday that regional elections will be held on Sunday 17 May, dissolving the Andalusian Parliament...
Regional Elections
PP wins Castilla y León election, but needs far-right’s support – and PSOE improves its result
Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) won the regional elections in Castilla y León on Sunday, but fell well short of an outright majority, meaning it...
Spain’s deputy chief of police resigns after rape accusations against him made public
Spain’s National Police force was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday after its second-highest-ranking officer stepped down amid accusations of rape, in a fresh scandal that...
PP wins Aragón election, dependent on Vox after far-right surge; PSOE records all-time low
The right-wing People’s Party (PP) emerged as the winner of Sunday’s snap regional elections in Aragón, but lost two seats compared with the 2023 vote...
Spain’s main opposition party, the PP, open to working with far-right Vox if elected
Spain’s right-wing opposition leader said on Monday that he would be willing to reach occasional agreements with the far-right Vox party to secure parliamentary backing...
Spain’s main opposition party claims the ruling socialists are in ‘irreversible decline’
Spain’s main right-wing opposition party said on Monday that the governing socialists (PSOE) are in ‘irreversible decline’, following a heavy defeat in a regional election...
PP wins in Extremadura, but will have to depend on Vox to govern, as PSOE collapses
With 95.7% of the vote counted on Sunday evening, the results of the Extremadura regional elections were as follows: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s scandal-hit...
PM Sánchez dismisses calling early elections: ‘It’s an honour to govern even in these circumstances’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday reaffirmed what he described as his socialist (PSOE) government’s ‘absolute’ commitment to feminism, as a series of sexual...
Puigdemont will still seek to become Catalan president, despite ‘pro-Spain win’
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said on Monday that he would seek to form a pro-independence minority government in Catalonia despite a weekend electoral setback which...
Basque elections: PNV survives rise of EH Bildu, and retains absolute majority with PSE-EE
The separatist left-wing coalition EH Bildu celebrated a historic result in the Basque Country’s regional elections on Sunday, but it won’t be enough for them...
