Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a temporary suspension of his public duties to decide whether to continue in office. This decision comes in the wake of a court’s start of a preliminary inquiry into his wife, Begoña Gómez. Sánchez expressed the urgency of determining whether to persist in leading the government or relinquish his position, stating it as a matter of honour.
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Junts per Catalunya, the political party led by Carles Puigdemont is taking his election campaign to France in an effort…
Pedro Sanchez won the backing of Spain’s parliament on Thursday for another term as prime minister, with the country divided over his decision to grant Catalan separatists an amnesty in exchange for their crucial support in a vote of confidence.
Vox is nothing more than a simplified expression of the ideas that were always seen as acceptable by Spain’s conservative hardliners, Antonio Maestre writes.
Spain’s conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s opposition conservative party, has…
Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday’s inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government.
The right-wing bloc which was expected to win, only secured 169 seats. The left-wing bloc won 153 seats – both falling far from an absolute majority.
Spain’s ruling Socialists suffered heavy losses to opposition conservatives in Sunday’s local election, with around 95% of the votes counted, showing their electoral vulnerabilityahead of an end-of-year general election.