Spanish elections

Spain

Spain's Socialists and hard-left Sumar party reach coalition agreement

The deal reached between Spain's Socialists and hard-left Sumar parties is not enough to guarantee outgoing prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, another term in office.

25 October 2023

Earth News

Spain is our Green Country of the Month - here’s why

Free train tickets, renewables and coal plant closures: Why we're celebrating Spain's environmental achievements this month.

31 August 2023

Spain

Euroviews. We're toasting to Spanish far right's defeat for all the wrong reasons

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.

2 August 2023

European Union

State of the Union: Spanish stalemate, Frontex scrutiny & heatwaves

With summer well under way around Europe, the sun has started to set on the political season at large. Yet, we still have Spain, after the country’s politics was paralysed following the results of snap parliamentary elections last weekend.

28 July 2023

Spain

Could a Catalan separatist party join a coalition government in Spain?

It may be possible for Puigdemont to acts as the kingmaker, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his leftist PSOE party has always ruled out helping Catalonia's separatists.

25 July 2023

Spain

Spaniards vote in election that may see another EU country swing right

Voters in Spain withstood soaring summer temperatures to vote Sunday in a general election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the political right.

23 July 2023

Spain

Sánchez's aim to reinstate leftist coalition set to fail, polls say

Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister since 2018, is facing re-election with recent ballots and most polls against him.

20 July 2023

Spain

From Catalonia to the crises: Why is the far right growing in Spain?

With polls predicting victory for the right-wing Popular Party, a future national government that includes Santiago Abascal's party is more than likely. Its growth is the result of several factors, and can be traced back to the push for Catalan independence in 2017.

19 July 2023

Spain

Warning over online misinformation ahead of Spanish election

Researchers have criticised what they see as an inconsistent approach taken by social media companies as misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud spread.

19 July 2023

Spain

Feijoo welcomed in Pontevedra ahead of Spain's Presidential Elections

As presidential hopeful Alberto Núñez Feijoo arrives in a holiday town in Pontevedra he is reassured by local support but faces the possible challenge of working with a rival

17 July 2023

Europe

Alberto Núñez Feijóo is poised to become Spanish PM. Who is he?

As Alberto Núñez Feijóo took to the stage last Thursday to something akin to a rock star welcome, behind him was a campaign sign which read: This is the moment.

11 July 2023

Spain

Sanchez takes on Feijóo in TV debate ahead of Spain's general election

With just two weeks to go until Spain's general election, opinion polls predict victory for conservative politician Feijóo.

11 July 2023

European Union

State of the Union: Madrid begins EU presidency & NATO summit nears

The annual meeting of allied leaders will take place in Vilnius next week.

7 July 2023

Europe

Culture war in Spain as popular far-right Vox party targets minorities

Vox could be part of the national government after the election on 23 July. Some decisions the party has taken at the regional level have already drawn condemnation.

4 July 2023

Spain

Feminism and LGBTQ+ flag trashed: Spain's Vox removes offensive banner

Following a complaint made by the Socialist Party, the Spanish far-right Vox party has removed the controversial banner.

27 June 2023

Europe

Here’s why Europe is watching Spain’s regional elections

This month's regional election in Spain sets the stage for the general election held six months later.

21 May 2023