Francesco Manetto

Almost 50 artists, intellectuals and former politicians tell party leaders to make the sacrifices to form a government

Co-founder criticizes the campaign’s “hollow rhetoric” while some supporters wonder why Pablo Iglesias led them down this road

As Spaniards prepare to go to the polls again, analysts warn that few things have changed, other than the fact that voter hopefulness has morphed into weariness

Acting PM, Socialist and Ciudadanos nominees warn against the outcome of a Catalan referendum on independence in Spain

Leftist alliance’s economic program is promising to end the term with 20 million people in employment

Albert Rivera, head of Spanish emerging party Ciudadanos, meets with the opposition in Caracas

Parties and unions reject acting prime minister’s pledge to Brussels to make new cuts to reduce the deficit

Anti-austerity party says both are talking about other countries instead of addressing the problems in their own

Left and right are pressuring Pedro Sánchez to choose a post-election partner

Anti-austerity party and United Left seek to "win the country back for the popular classes"

New campaign race sees emerging party depicted as “communists” and the Socialists ignored

Anti-austerity group calls for greater “independence” of state-funded entities

Pablo Iglesias later apologized on Twitter, saying he had not intended to “offend” anyone

More than 90% of membership wants a solely left-wing coalition

New poll shows that Ciudadanos, the other emerging party, could benefit from voter weariness

Pablo Iglesias tells PSOE chief that he would be willing to forgo his demand to become deputy PM

But Pablo Iglesias and Pedro Sánchez refuse to back down on issues that have prevented a deal so far

New book out about Ada Colau comes at a difficult time for the anti-austerity party

Íñigo Errejón drops out of public spotlight after dismissal of right-hand man by leader Iglesias

Leader Iglesias assumes control of territorial decisions after removing organization secretary

Galicia’s En Marea and Catalonia’s En Comú Podem’s await new proposal from PSOE chief

Party leader Iglesias’ refusal to back PSOE chief’s PM bid sees him lose most ground in Metroscopia poll

Pablo Iglesias and his number two Íñigo Errejón meet to design strategy to get over the “attack”

But Madrid council members say their move does not affect support for the national project

Resignation exposes rift between leftist group chief Pablo Iglesias and his number two

Relations between the Socialist Party and Podemos have been left in tatters after debate

Pedro Sánchez faces the session to vote in a new PM without the necessary support