PSOE and ERC meet for 3rd time – one month after election
Negotiations to form a new Spanish government have seen another inconclusive meeting between the Socialists (PSOE) party and the Catalan pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party...
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Spanish Parliament reconvenes, yet still no government
The Spanish Parliament reconvened on Tuesday, with MPs who won seats in the general election of 10 November taking the oath – yet still without a majority...
ERC reject investiture of Sánchez without agreed negotiation
The Catalan pro-independence parties remain key to the possible investiture of Spain’s acting Socialist (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez in the role yet again, following on from...
Pedro Sánchez confident he can secure support to form government
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that he is confident that a ‘full capacity’ government can be formed ‘in the next few weeks’,...
Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias reach pre-agreement for coalition government
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) and Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos, have reached a pre-agreement to form a coalition government in Spain, following...
Albert Rivera resigns as leader of Cs, and quits politics
Albert Rivera resigned as leader of Spain’s Ciudadanos (Cs) party on Monday, following the disastrous results for the party in Sunday’s general election. He has also...
Number-crunching: who will Pedro Sánchez pact with (if anyone)?
Only one of the major parties competing for votes in Spain’s 10 November general election ought to be happy. The far-right Vox, which had no...
Final results: PSOE win, far-right Vox 3rd largest party, Cs party decimated
The Socialists (PSOE) led by Pedro Sánchez won Spain’s fourth General Election in four years on Sunday, winning 120 seats (compared to 123 won in the April election), but...
Latest poll predicts big win for socialists (PSOE) in Spain
With another general election in Spain on 10 November – the fourth in four years – the latest poll by the CIS public research institute...
Jailed Catalan leaders to run in general election
Catalan pro-independence parties are not giving up on their attempt to have their leaders running in the upcoming Spanish general election on 10 November –...
