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Mariano Rajoy offers dialogue with new regional government “within law” and rules out early general elections
![Pedro Sánchez (l) and Mariano Rajoy at La Moncloa on Monday.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VJF56B4NTRT4QL72B5WH2M4C5M.jpg?auth=508ba36efb0fb5e2e773ba10359023d87b7e7feb76f357b1afa3840a0da9b749&width=414&height=311&smart=true)
Parliamentary groups have different views on how to deal with a unilateral declaration of independence
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Spanish PM tells aides to remain cool in the face of one Spain’s biggest crises since end of Franco regime
MEDIA COVERAGE OF POLITICSA dozen reporters file a complaint with the Madrid Press Association, citing online harassment
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“We are joining countries that have come close to systemic graft,” warn authors of report
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Proposals backed by emerging center-right group Ciudadanos to avoid income tax increase
![Felipe VI at an official event in Madrid on Monday.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TBWRLGJYI7TMQPPFDF4JQCDM3Y.jpg?auth=6cd0b5dd854379ddde54004c2c7ef97b18d8093e28d2e933c79873a912ecfc50&width=414&height=311&smart=true)
Key warship-building contract at stake, but opposition wants King Felipe to talk human rights
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Minority party knows it must win concessions on dealing with graft
![Freed Spanish firefighters Enrique González, Julio Latorre and Manuel Blanco.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7ZYU5SVML2SS76U2JM6KZL76SQ.jpg?auth=7847ac9d79edc7cb300f6d66b77324a9966bfc2f9c53909cc420f085bef422f3&width=414&height=311&smart=true)
Three Seville firefighters helping refugees in Greece charged with human trafficking
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New survey suggests a fragmented scenario that will require cross-party deals