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Spain’s main opposition party, the PP, open to working with far-right Vox if elected

News Desk30th December 20255th January 2026

30th December 20255th January 2026591

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’

News Desk23rd December 202529th December 2025

23rd December 202529th December 2025659

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

News Desk21st December 202523rd December 2025

21st December 202523rd December 20251032

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...

Spain celebrates its National Day with military parade, amid political snubs and jeering

News Desk12th October 202515th October 2025

12th October 202515th October 20251750

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presided on Sunday in Madrid over the central ceremony of Spain’s National Day, accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor...

Far-right Vox party seeks to clarify its plans to ‘deport 8 million immigrants’

News Desk8th July 202514th July 2025

8th July 202514th July 20253810

Spain’s far-right Vox party led by Santiago Abascal – the third largest party in the Spanish Congress – sought to clarify comments made on Monday...

Pedro Sánchez challenges opposition parties to file a no-confidence motion

News Desk17th June 202523rd June 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday dared the country’s right-wing and far-right opposition parties to bring forward a no-confidence vote against his minority coalition...

Argentina’s Milei insults Pedro Sánchez again, referring to him as a ‘local bandit’

News Desk9th June 202516th June 2025

9th June 202516th June 20251384

Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei reignited his fierce verbal attacks against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday, referring to him as a ‘bandit’ during a visit...

‘Mafia or Democracy’ – tens of thousands join PP’s 6th anti-government rally in Madrid

News Desk8th June 202511th June 2025

8th June 202511th June 20253972

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Madrid on Sunday for a protest organised by the main opposition party, accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s administration...

Spain’s opposition parties blame PM’s renewable energy policies for blackout

News Desk30th April 20255th May 2025

30th April 20255th May 20253892

Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. As the fallout from the power outage on Monday in Spain continues, the minority...

Spain’s Vox party joins EU’s far-right to rally behind Marine Le Pen after public office ban

News Desk1st April 20257th April 2025

1st April 20257th April 20251584

Several far-right and nationalist figures in Europe and beyond, including the leader of Spain’s Vox party, voiced their support for Marine Le Pen on Monday,...

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