Alberto Núñez Feijóo

The Spanish prime minister responded to Donald Trump’s threats of a trade embargo: ‘Some will say that this is naive. What is naive is to think that violence is the solution. Or to think that blind and servile obedience is leadership’

The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027

Firefighting professionals denounce their precarious working conditions and the lack of coordination within regional government operations. The blazes have now claimed three lives

The prime minister apologized but has ruled out resigning or snap elections as he faces the biggest crisis of his tenure

Energy experts were surprised by the inability to isolate the blackout to a single area, forcing the system to be rebooted from scratch, but they say restoration of service was quick given the circumstances

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past the 2017 secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia. The opposition accuses him of selling out the rule of law in exchange for another term in power

Isabel Díaz Ayuso says the million-euro commissions charged by Alberto González are being aired to cover up the Spanish central government’s own graft scandal, known as the ‘Koldo case’

Protesters took to the streets of the Spanish capital to demonstrate against the agreement and the investiture of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Pedro Sánchez faced withering criticism on the first of a two-day parliamentary debate that will end with a vote to confirm him as the new head of government

The government hopes that widespread opposition to the deal with Catalan separatists led by Carles Puigdemont will subside once details of the law are known

In the opposition’s largest show of force to date against the deal granting leniency to Carles Puigdemont and others, there were calls for new elections and general strike

The conservative Popular Party called the rally on Sunday to demonstrate against the agreement that paves the way for Pedro Sánchez to return to power

Around 8,000 people marched in Madrid and 3,000 in Granada against the agreement that paves the way for PM Pedro Sánchez to remain in power. The opposition leader has called a fresh demonstration for Sunday

Alberto Núñez Feijóo only received support from his own Popular Party, the far-right Vox and two small regional groups. If he does not win approval in a second vote on Friday, acting PM Pedro Sánchez gets a chance to try

Spain’s conservative Popular Party organized a rally in the capital to demonstrate against possible measures to clear those involved in the 2016 secession bid

The crucial vote Thursday was won by Francina Armengol with 178 votes against 139 for the main rightwing Popular Party’s candidate in the 350-lower house of parliament

The winner of the election, Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the Popular Party, claims the right to try to form a government first. But legal experts say such a ‘right’ is not enshrined in the Constitution

The Italian prime minister needed a resounding result from the right to expand her model to other countries and the European Parliament, but Vox lost 19 seats and the conservative Popular Party has fallen short of an absolute majority

The two right-wing parties did not win enough seats to form an absolute majority, and the possibility that the Popular Party and the far-right Vox could make pacts with other parties can be completely ruled out

The mainstream conservatives led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo win the most seats, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have added votes and seats from the last election and will seek to craft a governing alliance

The mainstream conservatives and far-right Vox together have 169 seats, while the Socialists and Sumar obtain a combined 153, both short of the 176-seat threshold

The courts insist that the accused must prove the reasons why they did not show up and sets out hefty fines and even prison terms

Electric fans and water bottles were ubiquitous on a day that yielded quite a few anecdotes, including voting newlyweds and a village that voted in 26 seconds

The right is the favorite, but the scenario has become more open in the final stretch. Fear that the far right could enter the government if the mainstream conservatives win is mobilizing left-wing voters