Embattled Socialist leader kept in the dark over damaging censure vote motion
Rubalcaba not aware of goings-on in Ponferrada town hall, according to party number two
Town hall putsch gives Socialist leader red face over link to sex offender
Rubalcaba orders mayor to resign but rogue councilor dismisses party “interference” in local politics Ponferrada affair just the latest in series of challenges to opposition chief’s authority
Cabinet eliminates some court fees, reduces others for individuals
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No charge for mutually-agreed divorces, eviction cases
Socialists demand PM resign after more slush fund details emerge
Rubalcaba says Rajoy’s permanence only serves to “aggravate current crisis” as PP accuses opposition leader of cashing in on the situation
Socialist leader calls on PM to face Congress over payment scandal
“What is under judgment today is the name of the prime minister of Spain,” says Rubalcaba PP secretary general "has convinced absolutely nobody,” he adds
The Socialists’ ghost writer
Estranged wife of the fired director of party think-tank steps forward to admit she was the one who wrote articles under the ‘Amy Martin’ pseudonym
Opposition parties challenge PM to face Congress over Bárcenas scandal
“Mariano Rajoy needs to come out and tell Spaniards the truth about the PP’s accounts,” says Socialist leader Rubalcaba
Cabinet pushes through reforms to bring down salaries at legal watchdog
Legislation will also attempt to depoliticize the way candidates are selected to serve
Disgruntled judicial sector moots January strike action
Legal workers on war footing over ministry's handling of labor conditions
Ministry denies U-turn as Gallardón waives court fees for violence victims
Justice chief says abused women will be exempt from both filing and lawyer charges
Government seeks changes to abortion legislation
Justice Minister invokes 1985 court ruling establishing that both mother and fetus have rights
Rubalcaba emerges from key party meeting with “unanimous support”
Socialist leader says he feels he has the full backing of his colleagues
Rubalcaba defiant despite northern exposure at ballot box
Socialist leader quashes resignation speculation after party’s battering in Basque and Galician regional polls
Socialists stick by leader despite heavy electoral defeats
No question of Rubalcaba’s “resignation” raised at emergency meeting after Basque and Galician polls
How Rajoy plans to avoid confrontation with Catalonia
Prime minister bids to maintain a conciliatory stance as he plots a political escape route
Thousands demand referendum be held to determine austerity drive
Demonstrators converge in Madrid Unions ponder euro-wide protest
Justice Minister hits violent crime harder in proposed Penal Code reform
Gallardón wants revisable perpetual sentence for cases of “aggravated murder”
Socialists prepare to wage crusade against social spending cuts
Party leader Rubalcaba to push tax hikes for high earners End predicted to "reaching out" to government
Pregnant pause as women await birth of minister's abortion law
Confusion reigns ahead of proposed changes to legislation
Where is Kelly Agbon's son?
Nigerian immigrant has spent 11 years fighting to get back his child The family was separated by an apparent administrative error
PP and Socialists forge pact ahead of tense EU summit
Government and opposition to join forces in vote on amended fiscal stability law
“Abortion causes trauma for everyone”
Justice Minister Alberto Ruíz-Gallardón speaks out on controversial reform proposals