
Socialist Party wins general election but falls short of an absolute majority
Pedro Sánchez took the highest number of seats in Congress, but will need the support of Unidas Podemos and regional parties if he is to form a government

Pedro Sánchez took the highest number of seats in Congress, but will need the support of Unidas Podemos and regional parties if he is to form a government

Spaniards are casting their ballots in a decisive vote that could give parliamentary representation to a far-right party for the first time since the end of the Franco dictatorship

Pablo Casado of the Popular Party and Albert Rivera of Ciudadanos appeared more focused on outdoing one another than on attacking the prime minister

The Monday night event revealed the deep divide between the left-wing and right-wing blocs ahead of the general election on April 28

With less than a week to go before the April 28 polls, Spanish political parties are scrambling to win over undecided voters

Explore the annual processions in Spanish cities like Seville, Córdoba and Málaga, where some of the country’s most passion-filled events of Holy Week are taking place

Its presence would violate rules on minimum congressional representation; PM Pedro Sánchez says he will instead attend a four-candidate event on public broadcaster TVE

Air Nostrum has canceled 148 flights while passengers at Madrid-Barajas airport faced lines of over an hour to pass through security controls

The parent company of EL PAÍS takes a decisive step forward with an operation worth €312.5 million

The justices overseeing the trial against the defendants for their role in the 2017 secession bid argue that the men, who will run in polls in April and May, pose a flight risk

Ángel Hernández left “furious” by decision of judge in charge of probing the assisted suicide of María José Carrasco, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who had long wanted to end her life

Spanish police are investigating an alleged extortion case involving video footage, photographs and other material

As elections approach, the opposition is resorting to scare tactics to convince voters that Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez must go

Judges are investigating moves by politicians and police officials to find or fabricate damning evidence against political rivals of the Popular Party

The Irish comedian, actor and writer will be playing shows in Madrid and the Catalan capital this weekend, as part of his ‘Dr Cosmos’ tour

The former US president spent the morning visiting the city, where his daughter Malia lived for a few months

Barcelona, Valencia and Palma have also approved regulations to curb the rapid growth in the supply of unlicensed short-stay tourist accommodation

In 2016, the PP-run Interior Ministry granted legal residency status to a Venezuelan national who provided unverified information about the left-wing party’s leader, Pablo Iglesias

Spain’s state railway company Renfe has taken the eight officers off duty and has opened an investigation into the case

The US denies any involvement in the mysterious break-in, although the group leader contacted the FBI

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s letter to King Felipe VI draws ire, amusement and perplexity on both sides of the Atlantic

A survey shows that the winner will have to forge alliances with regional nationalist parties in order to form a government, making a leftist bloc more likely

Parties that support Catalan independence are unlikely to back Prime Minister Sánchez’s plan, meaning that a general election could be called for the coming months

Executive sources said the Socialist Party leader will unveil the date after the Cabinet meeting on Friday

Pedro Sanchez’s decision has been triggered by the defeat this week of his Socialist Party’s budget plan in Congress. Spaniards will be going to the polls for the third time in four years

Quim Torra resorts to color variations to circumvent campaign rules on political neutrality

But Bank of Spain warns about spending measures and says the next government to come out of the general election should prepare for a downturn