PSOE negotiating deal with leftist parties and Ciudadanos in parallel
Podemos gives in and permits PSOE chief to hold talks with Albert Rivera’s center-right group
Socialists-Ciudadanos agreement clashes with Podemos’s program
Anti-austerity party says it will not support PSOE if it strikes deal with center-right group
Socialists ready to sign political pact with Ciudadanos
Center-right party had asked PSOE for fast-track, five-point reform of Constitution
Ciudadanos offers to meet with PP as it pushes pact with Socialists
Albert Rivera will hold talks with Rajoy to discuss his plan to form a coalition government
Don’t stand in way of Socialist deal, ex-PM tells Mariano Rajoy
“New elections will lead to the same situation,” says statesman Felipe González
Corruption and territorial policy: the key obstacles to cross-party deals
Podemos comes up with new proposal for Socialists after a week stuck on the sidelines
Spanish parties to conservative PP: stop your campaign of fear
Acting government issuing warnings about risks to the nation if a leftist alliance takes over
PSOE and Ciudadanos agree to start negotiating government program
Teams from both parties to start hammering out action plan on five major issues
PP corruption cases set to hinder negotiations with Ciudadanos
Emerging party warns scandals will make reaching governing agreement more difficult
PP and Ciudadanos to examine ways of kick-starting political term
Party chiefs Rajoy and Rivera agree to explore methods of breaking political deadlock
Podemos swears to abide by Constitution “in order to change it”
Senators reprimanded by speaker for using regional languages such as Galician
Socialist leader tells Rajoy he won’t support him at investiture vote
Speaking after brief meeting Pedro Sánchez says new elections are “last option” Emerging party leader Albert Rivera says he wants to break the gridlock following elections
PM steers clear of post-election pacts talk: “All the parties are tied at zero”
Ciudadanos chief Albert Rivera rules out deal with Rajoy’s Popular Party
Spain expands anti-jihadism pact to main opposition parties
But show of unity marred by absences of PP and Socialist leaders and Catalan nationalists Emerging left-wing Podemos attends as “observer” but fails to sign up
PM pledges to study Ciudadanos’ plan to deal with Catalan challenge
Mariano Rajoy meets with party leader Albert Rivera, as well as Podemos chief Pablo Iglesias The prime minister is due to hold talks with other opposition politicians to deal with the crisis
Rajoy to meet with heads of Podemos, Ciudadanos to discuss Catalonia
Prime minister seeking solutions over region’s bid for independence He is also keen to keep the issue out of the upcoming general election campaign
Opposition parties ask PM for joint effort against Catalan separatists
Socialists, Ciudadanos and PP maneuver to delay independence process for a few days
Emerging party Ciudadanos to finance electoral campaign via crowdfunding
Center-right group will offer “members club” style benefits to voters in exchange for loyalty But the group will have to avoid falling foul of the Court of Accounts watchdog
Emerging party Ciudadanos plans final attack on two-party system
After success at the Catalan regional elections, leaders are heralding a new era in politics
Spain resists EU pressure to take in 6,000 asylum seekers
Government says it is “saturated” and can only accept 2,749 refugees from Syria and Iraq
Spanish Congress approves third EU bailout for Greece
Ruling Popular Party blocks European reform debate proposed by the Socialists
Two top PP officials resign to help party reach regional investiture deal
Conservative nominee Cristina Cifuentes needs support from Ciudadanos to get instated
Growing graft probe hampers PP’s bid for power in key Madrid region
With no majority, the conservatives need help from Ciudadanos in the regional assembly But the emerging party is taking a tough line on corruption before agreeing any pacts
No primaries, no support, Ciudadanos warns the Popular Party
Emerging party holds key to several regional assemblies, but will not relent on its demands
Ciudadanos, Podemos ready to reach deals with Socialists after elections
Fragmentation of vote will likely require negotiations between old and new parties
Inside Podemos’s Madrid laboratory
The new Spanish party was created in the Complutense University’s politics faculty
Socialists win in Andalusia but party still falls short of majority
PP is weakened while Podemos becomes third political force in Spain’s biggest region
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