In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Spanish prime minister, who is running for re-election on November 29, says he is confident of securing a big enough majority to implement his progressive agenda and maintain Spain as an anomaly in a continent where the far right is surging
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez brings elections forward to November 29 after Congress rejected two decrees aimed at addressing the crisis
‘Spain has raised the minimum wage by 66 percent. Sánchez has sent the message that work and dignity matter,’ said the New York mayor. ‘Immigration has made Spain strong,’ added the Spanish PM
The US president rails at major EU powers for failing to help him with his war against Iran, and reiterates that the Arctic island ‘should be controlled by the U.S. and not by Denmark’
The administration of Pedro Sánchez, a socialist, sees vindication of its progressive policies as it grapples with the fallout of several high-profile legal probes
Madrid argues the archipelago must accept the vessel as the nearest EU port, and because Spanish citizens are aboard
The Spanish prime minister responded to Donald Trump’s threats of a trade embargo: ‘Some will say that this is naive. What is naive is to think that violence is the solution. Or to think that blind and servile obedience is leadership’
The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027
The vessel will be there to perform rescues if required, not to confront attacks by drones
Pedro Sánchez spoke on the same day that France and other Western countries formally recognized a Palestinian state at the New York headquarters of the international organization, which is holding its 80th General Assembly
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez avoided breaking relations with Tel Aviv but launched nine retaliatory measures
Sánchez says he saved the country from the 5% defense spending hike, but the US president has announced trade retaliation
The Spanish government is almost alone up against a bloc led by the US, Germany and France in favor of dedicating 5% of GDP to military spending
The prime minister apologized but has ruled out resigning or snap elections as he faces the biggest crisis of his tenure
At an EL PAÍS forum, the leader called for increased public investment, arguing it has had a more positive effect on the economy than the ‘neoliberal dogma’ seen during austerity
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the announcement simultaneously with Ireland and Norway, leading to accusations from Israel of complicity ‘in incitement to genocide against the Jewish people’
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta are discussing a simultaneous announcement ahead of the EU elections in order to remove the decision from the electoral debate
The PM says he will be ‘stronger’ and fight what he describes as a harassment campaign against his wife that is part of a larger reactionary movement spreading in Spain and the world
The leader of the Socialist Party announced he is rethinking his position after a judge opened a case against Begoña Gómez following a complaint filed by an ultra-conservative group
According to government sources the decision is imminent, although no specific date has been set yet
Spain’s Foreign Ministry will send a strong response if the involvement of Russian secret services in the crime is proven
In 10 years, the Socialist leader went from complete obscurity to the prime minister’s chair for what might soon become the second-longest term in office of Spanish democracy
Pedro Sánchez faced withering criticism on the first of a two-day parliamentary debate that will end with a vote to confirm him as the new head of government
The government hopes that widespread opposition to the deal with Catalan separatists led by Carles Puigdemont will subside once details of the law are known
Facing opposition from the Spanish justice system, negotiators took a week to fine-tune the legal wording of the law that will allow Pedro Sánchez to form a new government in the coming days
Spain’s acting PM laid out his political project, emphasizing the environmental transition and reducing structural unemployment, at an EL PAÍS event in New York
The mainstream conservatives led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo win the most seats, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have added votes and seats from the last election and will seek to craft a governing alliance