Spanish health minister quits role to run for presidency of Catalonia
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (9 Feb) Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa is to quit his role on Tuesday to run in the elections scheduled in...
Regional Elections
Health minister to head socialist party in Catalan elections – and Cs party MP moves to PP
Spain’s current health minister Salvador Illa will become the socialist PSOE party’s presidential candidate in the elections to be held in Catalonia on 14 February. It comes...
Galicia and Basque Country hold elections
The northern regions in Spain of Galicia and the Basque Country held regional elections on Sunday – the first since the onset of the Coronavirus (Covid-19)...
Jailed Catalan allowed leave to take up seat as local councillor
Spain’s Supreme Court has granted Joaquim Forn temporary leave from prison in order to take his seat in Barcelona’s City Hall for its opening session on...
Ada Colau close to retaining post as Barcelona Mayor
The acting Barcelona Mayor, Ada Colau, could now retain the post despite coming second in the 26 May local elections, behind Ernest Maragall the candidate heading...
Spanish local, regional and EU elections – full round-up
Spain’s ruling PSOE socialist party, led by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, secured an overall victory during the municipal and regional elections across Spain on Sunday...
PSOE win big in EU; Puigdemont, Junqueras MEPs; Colau, Carmena lose
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was the winner in the European Parliament elections on Sunday with his ruling Socialists party (PSOE) coming first. With...
Election Day (again) – and ‘Catalan question’ dominates again
It’s Election Day across Spain (again) – and following on from the 28 April General Election the attention now turns to European, local and regional politics. Acting...
Junqueras: ‘They’ve suspended us in Spain, but won’t be able to in EU’
On the eve of the EU elections and municipal elections in Spain, the decision by the committee of the Spanish Congress on Friday to suspend...
Campaigns for local and EU elections kick off
The campaigns for Spain’s local elections have got underway, with voters able to cast their ballots to choose who governs in city and town halls across...
