Spain sees fourth general election in as many years amid political deadlock; polling takes place in backdrop of Catalonia's separatist push
5 years, 4 months ago

Spain sees fourth general election in as many years amid political deadlock; polling takes place in backdrop of Catalonia's separatist push

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Spain has been caught in political paralysis since the election of December 2015 when Podemos and business-friendly Ciudadanos entered parliament. Madrid: Spain voted Sunday in its fourth general election in as many years with heightened tensions over Catalonia’s separatist push in the foreground, an issue that has fuelled a surge in support for upstart far-right party Vox. Vox won 24 seats in parliament in the last election in April, in the first significant showing by a far-right faction since Spain’s return to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. In recent days, Sanchez has repeatedly raised the alarm about Vox’s “aggressive ultra-rightwing” policies, warning the party would drag the country back to the dark days of Franco’s dictatorship.

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Spain’s voters have kept the far right out of power, but for how long?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s voters have kept the far right out of power, but for how long?

The Independent  

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Spain’s far right quits five regional governments over migration spat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s far right quits five regional governments over migration spat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Spanish far-right Vox party …

Catalan separatist parties lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Catalan separatist parties lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections

NPR  

Catalan separatist parties lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections Catalonian separatist parties lost their majority in controlling the northeastern region of Spain. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Voters went to the polls in Spain's region of Catalonia on Sunday some six years after a botched independence bid threw the country into its worst political crisis in decades. MACIAS:.The candidate who …

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

LA Times  

Socialist candidate Salvador Illa talks with party colleagues as they wait for election results at the party headquarters in Barcelona on Sunday. Separatist parties are in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region after the pro-union Socialist Party won the most votes in an election Sunday. The four pro-independence parties, led by the Together …

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaign poster for Sunday’s critical elections in the northeastern Spanish region. The image plays on another one imagined from six years prior when Puigdemont hid in the trunk of a car as he was snuck …

Catalonia calls an early regional election that could add to Spain’s political uncertainty
1 year ago

Catalonia calls an early regional election that could add to Spain’s political uncertainty

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that includes Barcelona. The move by Pere Aragonès on Wednesday came on the eve of a vote in Spain’s national parliament on a contentious amnesty law that could pardon hundreds …

Spain election drama: Sanchez wins backing for new term after Catalan deal
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain election drama: Sanchez wins backing for new term after Catalan deal

Al Jazeera  

The socialist Spanish politician has won parliamentary support to be PM again, after striking a controversial agreement with Catalan separatists. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won parliament’s backing for a new term in office after striking a controversial deal with Catalan separatists. In exchange for supporting Sanchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, nationalists from the Spanish region of Catalonia secured …

Spain’s Parliament to vote on Prime Minister Sánchez’s reelection. Catalan amnesty deal causes furor
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain’s Parliament to vote on Prime Minister Sánchez’s reelection. Catalan amnesty deal causes furor

Associated Press  

MADRID — The investiture debate and vote to reelect acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will take place later this week, Spain’s Parliament speaker said Monday. Sánchez, who has been in office since 2018, is expected to be voted in with no problems given that his Socialist party has reached deals with a bunch of small parties to ensure he …

Leader of Spain's conservatives faces slim chances of winning Parliament approval for his government
1 year, 6 months ago

Leader of Spain's conservatives faces slim chances of winning Parliament approval for his government

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The leader of Spain’s conservatives …

Socialist wins key Spanish parliament vote that could pave way for new center-left government
1 year, 7 months ago

Socialist wins key Spanish parliament vote that could pave way for new center-left government

The Hindu  

Spain’s newly elected Parliament voted on Thursday by a majority to elect a Socialist candidate as chamber speaker, breathing some life into acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez´s aspirations of forming another leftist government. The crucial vote was won by Francina Armengol with 178 votes in the 350-Lower House of Parliament, against 139 for the main conservative Popular Party’s candidate. …

Count of ballots from Spaniards abroad gives edge to right-wing block and deepens the stalemate
1 year, 7 months ago

Count of ballots from Spaniards abroad gives edge to right-wing block and deepens the stalemate

The Independent  

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Fractured mandate: On Spain’s parliamentary elections and its politics
1 year, 7 months ago

Fractured mandate: On Spain’s parliamentary elections and its politics

The Hindu  

Spain’s parliamentary elections on Sunday show that the mainstream conservative and socialist parties remain the favourite choices of the electorate even when far-right parties are on the rise in other European countries. The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, sought a fresh mandate based on the government’s performance and promise of economic equity, …

Spain’s election ends in deadlock
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s election ends in deadlock

Hindustan Times  

FOR THE past week, observers of Spain’s election have focused on the prospect of the hard Right entering government, for the first time since the return of democracy in 1978. Its leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, was seen as winning the campaign’s first debate—a two-man affair against Mr Sánchez—and chose to sit out the next two encounters, which included more parties. …

Spain’s most famous fugitive may hold key to forming country’s next government
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s most famous fugitive may hold key to forming country’s next government

The Independent  

Spain’s most famous fugitive – former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont – could be key to hopes to form a new government after a snap election failed to find any outright winner. Puigdemont, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Belgium for nearly six years since leaving Spain after a failed independence bid in 2017, is the ideological head of the …

Inconclusive vote prompts political uncertainty in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Inconclusive vote prompts political uncertainty in Spain

The Hindu  

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his right-wing rival will each begin negotiations on Monday to try to head off a fresh vote after an inconclusive snap election resulted in a hung Parliament. "The backwards-looking bloc that wanted to roll back all the progress we made over the past four years has failed," said Mr. Sanchez, who focused his campaign …

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government
1 year, 8 months ago

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spaniards woke up Monday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to forming a government. With its stated intention of ousting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez now far from certain, the PP insists that as the first-placed party in the ballot it has the …

Specter of right wing entering Spanish government fades after inconclusive national election
1 year, 8 months ago

Specter of right wing entering Spanish government fades after inconclusive national election

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain may be facing political gridlock and possibly a new election, but a national ballot produced one result that will be welcomed across the capitals of Europe: a far-right party aiming to get its hands on the levers of power was thwarted. Spain’s Vox party, with its ultranationalist bent, lost support among voters in Sunday’s election, dashing its …

Spain's election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain's elections proved to be a tight battle between two …

After Spain’s right fell short of outright victory, what next?
1 year, 8 months ago

After Spain’s right fell short of outright victory, what next?

Al Jazeera  

An uncertain future awaits Spain after Partido Popular performed worse than expected while the Socialists rebounded. He had one shot at taking power, and he missed.” Bartomeus said the PP has become so closely associated with Vox that they can’t reach out to the moderate Basque Nationalist Party for support – as has happened with two previous PP governments – …

Spain in ‘political limbo’ after election yields no clear winner
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain in ‘political limbo’ after election yields no clear winner

Al Jazeera  

Conservative People’s Party wins most seats in Sunday’s vote but may fail to force removal of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. With 99 percent of votes counted by 11:45pm on Sunday, the conservative opposition People’s Party had 136 seats while Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s ruling Socialist Workers’ Party had 122 seats. ‘Divided country’ Feijoo, who took over as head of …

Spain: Political deadlock emerges as conservatives win elections without clear majority, fail to unseat PM
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain: Political deadlock emerges as conservatives win elections without clear majority, fail to unseat PM

India TV News  

The Spanish national elections on Sunday led to inconclusive results as the conservative Popular Party won the polls but fell short of a clear majority and failed to force the removal of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The Popular Party led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo performed below the expectations of most campaign polls, although it managed to beat Sanchez's Socialist Workers' …

Spain votes in general election that could see it become latest EU country to veer to the right
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain votes in general election that could see it become latest EU country to veer to the right

The Independent  

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Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right
1 year, 8 months ago

Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish voters go to the polls in a general election Sunday …

Conservative party poised to narrowly win Spain's election
1 year, 8 months ago

Conservative party poised to narrowly win Spain's election

LA Times  

A voter stands in a booth at a polling station for Spain’s general election in Madrid on Sunday. Even though Sánchez’s Socialists finished in second place, they and their allied parties celebrated the outcome like a victory because their combined forces gained slightly more seats than the Popular Party and the far right. “We won’t make Pedro Sánchez PM in …

Spanish General Election Tipped To Put Far Right Back In Office
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish General Election Tipped To Put Far Right Back In Office

Huff Post  

Supporters of Spanish socialist candidate Pedro Sanchez wave flags during a General Election campaign rally in Huesca, northern Spain, Monday, July 17, 2023. Spain's general election Sunday, July 23 could make the country the latest European Union member to shift to the political right. Most polls put the right-wing Popular Party ahead of the Socialists but likely needing the support …

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

Associated Press  

MADRID — Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Opinion polls indicate the political right has the edge going into the election, and that raises …

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election …

Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But with elections suddenly called and the far-right Vox party making inroads, he has moved …

Spain’s snap election: Is the far right on the verge of power?
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s snap election: Is the far right on the verge of power?

Al Jazeera  

Will Spain’s upcoming elections result in a setback of progressive policies? Spain has been a bright spot for liberal democracy and minority rights, but elections on July 23 could end up with a far-right party entering the national government for the first time since the country returned to democracy. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is facing an uphill battle against …

Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco

The Independent  

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Spain’s early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and its small far-left coalition partner, Unidas Podemos, took a …

Spain’s snap vote: Catalans fear right-wing takeover
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s snap vote: Catalans fear right-wing takeover

Al Jazeera  

Final opinion polls project that the right-wing PP party will win a majority in a coalition with the far-right Vox. Madrid, Spain – Should polls prove correct and far-right Vox party form part of a future Spanish government after next Sunday’s snap general elections, it is not just pro-independence political parties that risk being banned: even Catalan language magazines in …

Half a century after burying Franco and fascism, Spain turns again to the far right
1 year, 9 months ago

Half a century after burying Franco and fascism, Spain turns again to the far right

The Independent  

Home to the Costa Blanca, Valencia is best known for Spain’s signature dish paella, but this week gained fame of a different kind. Spain’s eastern region witnessed an alliance between the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Vox party, which would then go on to take power in coalition with the PP in 10 cities on Saturday in the wake …

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals
1 year, 9 months ago

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's …

Small leftist parties in Spain unite before July election in pact that could help Sánchez
1 year, 9 months ago

Small leftist parties in Spain unite before July election in pact that could help Sánchez

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after a July election have received a potentially important boost following an agreement between more than a dozen small leftist parties to run on a joint ticket, a deal that is expected to provide key support for Sánchez’s Socialists in any post-election negotiations to form government. The deal signed …

Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote
1 year, 9 months ago

Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called an early general …

Spain swings right in local and regional elections
1 year, 9 months ago

Spain swings right in local and regional elections

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s conservative opposition Popular Party made significant gains in Sunday’s local and regional elections, offering a dire assessment of public feeling towards the ruling left-wing coalition ahead of general elections in December. In the local vote, the Popular Party, or PP, won 31.5% of votes compared with 28.2% for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, or PSOE, which leads …

Spanish Socialists under pressure in key regional elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Spanish Socialists under pressure in key regional elections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Polls released on Monday by Spain’s CIS public research …

Spain’s Vox party fails in government no-confidence motion
2 years ago

Spain’s Vox party fails in government no-confidence motion

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s parliament dismissed an attempt by the far-right Vox party to topple the governing leftist coalition on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly against a no-confidence motion brought against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government. “The only goal of this destructive no-confidence motion was to push Spain back 50 years.” During the two days that lawmakers needed to debate and vote …

Spain’s government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox
2 years ago

Spain’s government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s Parliament set aside the business of lawmaking on Tuesday to hold a marathon debate over a no-confidence motion against the government, which was brought by the nation’s far-right Vox party and is expected to fail. No other party has said it would support the motion by Vox’s 52 lawmakers against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister …

Spain's government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox
2 years ago

Spain's government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain’s leftist coalition government faces …

Spain's Popular Party picks new leader with eye on winning back far-right voters
2 years, 11 months ago

Spain's Popular Party picks new leader with eye on winning back far-right voters

The Hindu  

Spain's conservative People's Party elected Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as its new leader on Saturday in the hope of winning back voters from a growing far right and firming up its increasingly shaky position as the country's main opposition force. Mr Feijoo, who won 98.35% of the vote, was the only candidate to lead the PP after an internal scandal brought …

Spain: Opposition party to choose new leader in April
3 years, 1 month ago

Spain: Opposition party to choose new leader in April

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s top opposition leader Pablo Casado will remain in charge of the Popular Party until early April, when party members are expected to choose a new leadership following an ugly internal clash that, according to early surveys, has benefited the conservatives’ rivals in the far right. 2, Teodoro García Egea, stepped down as the party’s secretary-general and the …

Catalan separatists show resilience despite setbacks
4 years, 1 month ago

Catalan separatists show resilience despite setbacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The separatist movement in Spain’s …

Spain’s Catalonia holds key election amid fears over COVID
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain’s Catalonia holds key election amid fears over COVID

Al Jazeera  

Vote could signal appeal of Catalan secessionists and the political trajectory of the pro-independence movement. Whether the election is won by the separatist parties now in power in the region or another party such as the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party who lead Spain’s central government, it is unlikely to lead to any repeat of the chaotic, short-lived declaration of independence …

Could the far-right, pro-union Vox party win votes in Catalonia?
4 years, 1 month ago

Could the far-right, pro-union Vox party win votes in Catalonia?

Al Jazeera  

Regional elections scheduled for Sunday may see Vox win its first seats in the Catalan parliament, forecasts have suggested. Madrid, Spain – Catalonia, one of Europe’s most tumultuous political battlegrounds, is heading to fresh regional elections this weekend which could see the far-right Vox party take its first ever seats in the Catalan parliament. Latest forecasts indicate that either of …

With virus in rearview, campaign for Catalan vote kicks off
4 years, 1 month ago

With virus in rearview, campaign for Catalan vote kicks off

Associated Press  

MADRID — Political parties in Spain’s Catalonia region are scheduled to start campaigning Thursday for an election set to be held in two weeks amid uncertainty due to vote fragmentation and a persistently high coronavirus infection rate. Catalonia’s High Court needs to confirm its preliminary decision earlier this month to overturn a regional government order to delay the vote for …

Spain lawmakers set to reject far-right no-confidence motion
4 years, 5 months ago

Spain lawmakers set to reject far-right no-confidence motion

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish lawmakers on Thursday were set to reject a no-confidence …

Spain Might Be The World’s Most Important Climate Test
5 years, 3 months ago

Spain Might Be The World’s Most Important Climate Test

Huff Post  

A woman holds a placard reading "There is no Planet B" during a protest demanding global politicians take urgent action to fight climate change in Madrid in September. Juan Medina / Reuters At the start of this year, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez became the first major world leader to endorse the idea of a “Green New Deal,” adopting the …

Anti-feminist, anti-migrant: Spain’s far-right doubles down
5 years, 4 months ago

Anti-feminist, anti-migrant: Spain’s far-right doubles down

Al Jazeera  

Vox has doubled its number of MPs, and could remain influential for some time, analysts warn. But in 2018, the containing walls between those different factions start to collapse – and a significant segment quit altogether, for Vox.” After capturing just 50,000 votes across Spain in 2015, Vox’s support has now hit 3.5 million, making particularly deep inroads into former …

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